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Student’s death ruled accidental By ALLYSON CHIU
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Cody Keenan (Weinberg ’02) speaks in Harris Hall at an event sponsored by Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Keenan served as director of speechwriting for former President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017.
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First-year student Mohammed Ramzan’s death was ruled an accidental drowning, according to a Cook County Medical Examiner’s report released Tuesday. Ramzan, 19, went missing Monday morning after falling off a nine-person shell during a Northwestern men’s crew team practice on the North Shore Channel. Authorities recovered Ramzan’s body Monday evening from the channel in Lincolnwood, said vice president for student affairs Patricia TellesIrvin in an email to NU students. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Jason Bradley said Ramzan was not wearing a life vest at the time of the accident, which is not uncommon in crew. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, federal law “does not require lifejackets
on racing shells, rowing sculls, racing canoes, and racing kayaks.” Other details of the accident, Bradley said, are still under investigation, including whether Ramzan was unconscious when he entered the water. A first-year student from Auburn, Washington, Ramzan was involved with the Freshman Urban Program and the Northwestern Quest Scholars Network in addition to being on the crew team. Community response to Ramzan’s death was immediate. A GoFundMe page was created Monday to ease funeral costs for Ramzan’s family, and it gathered more than $7,800 from nearly 300 people by Tuesday afternoon. Mariana Alfaro contributed reporting. allysonchiu2018@u.northwestern.edu
Former presidential speechwriter visits campus for CTSS talk By KRISTINA KARISCH
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Empathy and curiosity are the two most important qualities for a speechwriter, said Cody Keenan (Weinberg ’02), director of speechwriting for former President Barack Obama. Speaking to an audience of about 100 in Harris Hall on Tuesday, Keenan discussed what it was like to write speeches for the president of the United States. The event, moderated by Medill Prof. Peter Slevin, was sponsored by Contemporary
Thought Speaker Series. Keenan joined the Obama campaign as an intern in 2007 before becoming the deputy director of speechwriting once Obama took office. In 2013, he was promoted to director of speechwriting, a job he remained in through the end of Obama’s second term. As a speechwriter, Keenan was tasked with crafting various addresses in the president’s tone, from stump speeches to State of the Union addresses. He said “getting into” Obama’s head was crucial to his job. At the beginning, when he didn’t know Obama well, Keenan
said he would read and watch Obama’s speeches to pick up on language and mannerisms. Eventually, as he worked more closely with the president, he said he was able to move from mimicry to authentic speeches that Obama might write himself. Still, the president continuously worked with Keenan and his team on drafts by adding in edits and providing feedback — sometimes minutes before the speech was put on the teleprompter, he said. “We were just vessels for him,” he said. “He was a damn good writer before any of us came around.”
Keenan recalled one particular speech — the one Obama delivered after the Charleston church shooting in June 2015 — where the president cut the last two pages of the draft. Though Keenan had planned on reworking the draft with his team, Obama ended up beating him to it and called him into the White House residence at 10:30 p.m. to present him with the finished speech. “He had just crossed out the last two pages of the speech entirely and rewritten them by hand about five hours after I’d just » See KEENAN, page 6
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Northwestern student Mohammed Ramzan. The first-year student drowned Monday after falling into the water during a men’s crew team practice on the North Shore Channel in Lincolnwood.
O’Hare protesters demand accountability from United
Organizations representing Asian Americans, immigrants, protest airline for forced passenger removal By BILLY KOBIN
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Organizations representing Asian Americans and immigrants in Chicago gathered at O’Hare International
Airport on Tuesday to demand accountability from United Airlines after a viral video showed a passenger being forcibly removed from a flight this past weekend. Speakers from numerous organizations — including Asian Americans Advancing
Justice-Chicago, the Council on American-Islamic Relations Chicago and the South Asian Bar Association of Chicago — joined U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) to call on United to make changes after the removal of David Dao, a Vietnamese-American doctor.
Schakowsky said the forced removal of Dao was unnecessary and that she is considering introducing legislation to prevent the involuntary removals of passengers who have already boarded. “ The violent abuse of an Asian American in any
circumstances is unacceptable,” Schakowsky said. “We are not going to stand for that.” Video captured by passengers on the flight quickly spread across social media this week, showing Chicago Aviation Police officers on
Sunday dragging Dao off of a United flight that was scheduled to depart for Louisville. The incident occurred after the airline asked passengers to voluntarily give up their seats for compensation so four » See UNITED, page 6
Gov. Rauner unveils plans to combat hate crimes in Illinois By BILLY KOBIN
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In light of the recent nationwide attacks on Jewish community centers, synagogues and cemeteries, Gov. Bruce Rauner unveiled new plans last month to combat
hate crimes across the state. Rauner announced in March that Illinois will work to expand education on hate crimes in schools and will consider legislation to better address the issue. He also said he was considering legislation that would ban state contracts with companies that boycott Israel.
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During a press conference on March 30, Rauner said the state will work with the Simon Wiesenthal Center — an international Jewish human rights organization — to expand anti-hate education in Illinois schools to combat anti-Semitism and other hate crimes. “The Simon Wiesenthal
Center is grateful for Gov. Rauner taking a leadership position … in supporting our ongoing efforts to combat racism, anti-Semitism and extremism, especially on social media,” Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said in a news release. Rauner has also introduced
a four-point plan to combat hate crimes and anti-Semitism in the state. The plan involves strengthening the state’s hate crime law and supporting legislation that would increase penalties for acts of vandalism against religious centers and places of worship. Additionally, the plan includes measures to expand
education about hate crimes in Illinois schools, and improving training for state troopers and local law enforcement officers on identifying, investigating and prosecuting hate crimes. The state will work with the Illinois State Police and Anti-Defamation League » See ISRAEL, page 6
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DePaul freshman challenges Suffredin for office Bushra Amiwala takes on incumbent Larry Suffredin for Cook County Commissioner of 13th district By RYAN WANGMAN
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When Bushra Amiwala asked a classroom of largely South Asian first- and third-graders in January if they wanted to be president someday, most hands shot up. Then she asked a followup question: Who actually thought they could become president? Nearly every hand dropped. Amiwala said that experience helped inspire her to enter the race for Cook County commissioner of the 13th District, which includes Evanston. The DePaul University freshman said she wants to empower young people and those in minority communities through her candidacy, proving that they too have a place in politics. “There’s a place for anyone and everyone in politics, and your voice can and will be heard,” Amiwala said. “I feel like there’s no one better to sit down (and listen) to what other people have to say than a young person themself.” Amiwala entered the race for Cook County commissioner as a Democratic primary challenger to incumbent Larry Suffredin, who has held the position since 2002. Amiwala announced her candidacy in a news release posted on Facebook last month. In the post, Amiwala said she wants to keep the county fiscally responsible and to encourage reform of the county’s criminal justice system. She said she could offer a “fresh perspective” on local politics. At 19 years old, Amiwala is about 50 years younger than her opponent. The candidate said she has heard some concern about lack of experience but noted that her background in social activism has enabled her to interact and engage with community members. “With a job like this, one of the main things
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that you need to be able to do is to listen,” Amiwala said. “Listen to the people, listen to what they have to say … and I think I have plenty of experience when it comes to listening.” If elected, Amiwala would be one of 17 officials who sit on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, each serving four-year terms and representing roughly 300,000 residents. The Board manages Cook County affairs and appropriates funds for county operations. Amiwala said she was a community activist throughout high school at Niles North in Skokie, and at DePaul she is part of the Community Service Scholarship program, which selects 25 students a year based on
“demonstrated commitment to community service.” Those students are expected to continue their community involvement throughout college, including tens of hours of service each quarter. In her senior year of high school, Amiwala also spoke at an anti-Islamophobia rally at Evanston’s Fountain Square, talking about her experience riding public transportation while wearing the hijab. She said she noticed that when wearing the hijab, there were often people on the train who glared at her and placed their handbags on empty seats next to them to prevent her from sitting there. DePaul professor Nila Ginger Hofman said
she saw Amiwala speak that night and thought the high school student was “very impressive,” though the pair didn’t meet until months later. Hofman added that students who partake in the Community Service Scholarship program are “bright, motivated, social-justice oriented individuals who take education seriously.” Hofman brushed off concerns about Amiwala’s age. “Kings have existed in history that were younger than her,” Hofman said. “We certainly know people that are a lot older than she is and say and do incredibly stupid things.” In terms of fundraising, Amiwala has set up a Fundly page with a $10,000 goal and has planned a dinner for her campaign. Claire O’Kane, a high school classmate, said Amiwala’s previous experience with fundraising would help finance her campaign for Cook County commissioner. In high school, Amiwala worked on a DECA fundraising project called “DECAdent Delights” alongside O’Kane and increased revenue from previous years, O’Kane said. DECA is an international organization that gives students business-related experience. The pair worked to improve the reach of the business through various marketing strategies, like commercials, promotions and social media campaigns. “Bushra coming in senior year really just made such a big difference because she had all these ideas of how to make it better and more successful,” O’Kane said. Amiwala will take on Suffredin in the Democratic primary next year. She said she was inspired by the amount of influence one can have at the local level. “The worst that can really happen at this point is I guess I don’t get elected,” Amiwala said. “It’s only the beginning, if anything … change at the local level is where it begins.” ryanw@u.northwestern.edu
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ON CAMPUS University seeks new Title IX staffer By CLAIRE HANSEN
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The Sexual Harassment Prevention Office is looking to fill a new position focused on education and outreach. The position was developed during Fall Quarter and posted in January, Joan Slavin, Title IX coordinator and director of the SHPO, told The Daily in an email. The new position was introduced to students March 30 when vice president for student affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin sent an email announcing the University’s decision not to take disciplinary action against Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and another unnamed fraternity for reports of alleged druggings and sexual assaults at the two houses. The position, titled the Title IX/Equity Outreach and Education Specialist, will work both in the SHPO and with the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access, according to the job’s description. It is the first SHPO position that focuses solely on outreach and education and will not be involved in the resolution of sexual misconduct complaints, Slavin said. “Our current staff handle outreach and training in addition to their other duties, so we are excited about the opportunity to have a staff member’s full time focus be on education and outreach to our community,” Slavin said in the email to The Daily. The position will be responsible for developing and implementing programming and awareness efforts for students, faculty and staff, Slavin said. The Center for Awareness, Response and Education reviewed the job description with the SHPO. Erin Clark, assistant director of CARE, said CARE is looking forward to partnering with whoever is selected for the new position. “[The position] will allow for increased education specifically about the Title IX process and outreach to faculty, which are important steps in growing understanding and access to Title IX across campus,” Clark said.
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The Center for Awareness, Response and Education, housed in the Northwestern Univeristy Health Service building. CARE worked with the Sexual Health Prevention Office on a new position in the SHPO.
The office also plans to invite CARE, campus partners and students to participate in interviews of applicants, Slavin said. Colin Clayton, communications chair for Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators, said he appreciated the SHPO’s plan to include students in the interview process. If invited to participate in the interviews, Clayton said SHAPE would advocate for applicants with a “survivor-centered approach to dealing with sexual assault and Title IX.” Clayton said he believes the new position is a positive step forward. Education and outreach efforts on campus as they currently stand are lacking, he said. “I know that there’s a lot of confusion on
campus about the Title IX office and about the reporting process so that I think that a position that is specifically designed to educate and conduct outreach to the community should exist,” the Weinberg junior said. “I don’t know why it didn’t in the beginning.” When filled, the outreach and education specialist will be the fourth addition to the SHPO in the last two years. The office hired its first investigator in 2015 and added two positions — a deputy Title IX coordinator and a second investigator — in fall 2016. When hired, the position will increase the SHPO staff to six. clairehansen2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Greek life members must step up as individuals YVONNE KIM
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After weeks of uncertainty following allegations of sexual assault and druggings at two fraternities, students finally received a University response when vice president for student affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin sent a school-wide email that said, “No disciplinary action or further investigative action related to the reports of sexual misconduct will be taken at this time.” Telles-Irvin’s email closed by saying the Sexual Harassment Prevention Office will provide further outreach and training to Greek life on preventing sexual assault and will also hire a new staff member for Title IX matters. But despite administrative condemnations of sexual assault, approaches like the ones mentioned in the email center on perpetrators over survivors
especially in light of the termination of counseling at the Women’s Center, an essential resource for many women on campus. Instead of considering the potential needs of survivors — such as expanded counseling or academic flexibility — the administration prioritizes resources on educating fraternities and potential perpetrators, who should ultimately be the ones taking proactive action themselves in their own institutions. Furthermore, though I don’t deny the importance of addressing administrative solutions, I question their efficacy. I have less of an issue with the solutions themselves than the fact that they merely provide cover for students complacent in institutions like Greek life, making them feel as though they are taking substantive action. But the solutions in Telles-Irvin’s email are merely reiterations of what Greek life has been doing all along. The Interfraternity Council only just implemented new training approaches for incoming members this academic year and recently created six
new director positions, one of which is to focus on safety and accountability. Solutions and resources like these are constantly in the works, but I don’t see them effecting real change. Rather, I urge students to be more aware of how they as individuals respond to and engage with these issues on a daily basis. In an ideal universe I advocate for the abolishment of Greek life entirely, and I don’t dismiss the idea as an impossible one. I am tired of explaining how I think Greek life could “do better” when countless underrecognized organizations on campus are already doing the work that Greek life is meant to do. But on a campus where about 40 percent of our campus is composed of fraternity and sorority members — many of whom are my own friends, who work toward change and progress within their Greek organizations — I am pushed to consider what can be done in this current climate. As justified as we are in criticizing our institutions, we must also remember that institutions often fail to protect us. In times like
these, it is all the more vital that students step up for other students. As long as Greek life continues to exist, those who participate and benefit from it must be willing to defend survivors — if not on the part of the organization, then as individuals willing to resist systemic problems. For students who have the power and ability to actively resist toxic environments, it is urgent that they do. Especially during sexual assault awareness month, I urge students to take a deeper look at this issue, not merely to criticize administrative faults, but to address the ways we as individuals contribute to, benefit from and are complicit in the institutions that surround us.
implemented in the last three months. Rather, this letter exemplifies the continuous lack of meaningful, tangible actions through which the University plans to combat the pervasive culture of sexual assault at Northwestern. We must work together to end our campus’s sexual assault epidemic. We students know that the 65 cases that were filed under Title IX against students in the 2015-2016 academic year — of which only 8 resulted in suspension, expulsion or exclusion of a student — are a mere fraction of the actual number of incidents on this campus. Most survivors don’t want to begin the reporting process with a hostile and dismissive administration on a campus that has demonstrated time and time again that it does not care about them. The Title IX process must support survivors during reporting and cannot continue to be a source of trauma for victims. Preventing future assaults will require a major cultural shift on campus. This change
will be difficult, but after conversations with over 60 student groups and campus leaders, we firmly believe there are several tangible action items that can make this shift possible. Ending the dry campus policy and Freshman Freeze would make the campus safer for all students. We must create more first year engagement programming to explore the topic of sexual violence, with a specific focus on how marginalized identities are increasingly affected by these traumas. We also believe that student leaders should have Center for Awareness, Response and Education training, and we should support reform initiatives within the Interfraternity Council to ensure individuals and organizations complicit with sexual assault and harassment are held accountable. If the best support that the University can offer to survivors is “information on how to contact local police” or referencing the “information and resources … on the Sexual Misconduct website,” it is absolutely failing
to support survivors. Survivor resources must include: increased university funding for CARE, which relies on dwindling government grants; a liaison with NorthShore Health Services to end the predatory practice of charging for rape kits; restoration of counseling services to the Women’s Center; and accommodations for trauma survivors, even those who choose not to pursue an investigation. In the fight against sexual violence, continued inaction is complicity. We are prepared to work with Telles-Irvin to change Northwestern for the better — but the administration must be prepared to listen and act. Northwestern students will not stop fighting to make our campus safer. Having heard our outrage, we hope the administration will decide to fight with us.
Yvonne Kim is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be contacted at yvonnekim2019@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members at The Daily Northwestern.
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Students across campus urge administration to meet survivor demands The following is a letter written by incoming Associated Student Government president Nehaarika Mulukutla and executive vice president Rosalie Gambrah.
The students of this campus are ready to end the normalization of sexual assault. Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, said in her email that the University “strives to create a campus that is safe and secure.” We have the opportunity to bring about that change on campus. Many of our demands have already been presented to Telles-Irvin in a previous student petition when the investigations began. Yet, to the best of our knowledge, none of them have been
— Nehaarika Mulukutla, ASG President-elect and Rosa Gambrah, ASG Executive Vice President-elect
Meet Julia, Sesame Street’s first differently abled character ALEX SCHWARTZ
DAILY COLUMNIST
A few months ago, I wrote about the importance of socially conscious children’s media. I particularly addressed how inclusive characters in media make children more aware and accepting of people different from them, and can ultimately lead to an increasingly better future. And just a few days ago, we’ve become one step closer to that, all thanks to a little Muppet named Julia. In 2015, the popular children’s show “Sesame Street” announced it would be introducing a new character: Julia, an autistic preschooler. Julia has already appeared in some of the show’s apps, books and digital content, and earlier this week she starred in her first real TV episode, puppeteered by Stacey Gordon, the mother of an autistic child. The episode was titled “Meet Julia,” and it was incredibly well done.
The episode opens with a few characters — Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Julia and Alan, an adult human — finger painting. Alan explains to Elmo and Abby that Julia doesn’t like the feeling of paint on her fingers, which is why she’s using paintbrushes instead. “There’s lots of ways to paint,” Alan adds. Soon, Big Bird wanders over to the table and meets Julia for the first time. Immediately, he has trouble connecting with her because he is trying to interact with her as if she is neurotypical. Alan then explains to him that Julia has autism, and when Big Bird asks what that means, he begins his reply with, “For Julia …” In doing so, Sesame Street uses simple but effective dialogue to show young viewers that autism, as with most development differences, appears in different individuals in different ways. Julia’s interactions with Big Bird mainly serve to young viewers that autistic people see the world a little differently than neurotypical people do. Big Bird is well-meaning — he wants to be friends with Julia despite the fact that she’s different — but he’s misguided.
After he learns more about Julia, why she does things differently from everyone else and why that small difference is alright, he and Julia are finally able to connect and become friends. Because Julia likes to bounce — stimming, a form of sensory stimulation that some autistic people use for comfort — she, Elmo and Abby play tag a bit differently from other kids but still have fun doing it. This is an important metaphor for how society should accept autistic people: not expecting them to conform to neurotypical culture, but rather adapting neurotypical culture to be more accepting toward them. Instead of trying to teach Julia the rules of the game of tag they would typically play, Abby and Elmo celebrate the new game Julia created. The way “Sesame Street” frames autism is surprisingly rare in the media. Movies like “Rain Man” portray intelligence as rare in autistic people, when in reality many people with these developmental differences are of average or above-average intelligence. Neurotypical people tend to equate intelligence with humanistic value and productivity, therefore
autistic people may be discriminated against as a result of this stigma. Television shows like “Grey’s Anatomy” reinforce stereotypes that autistic people, specifically people with Asperger syndrome, are emotionless and procedure-driven. Ultimately, previous examples of autistic characters in the media have been one-dimensional. What’s different about “Sesame Street” is that it recognizes autistic people as individuals, unique in the ways their autism affects them and how they interact with the world. But at the same time, it teaches neurotypical viewers how to be accepting of anyone who doesn’t act the same way they do. Because just as there are lots of ways to paint (as Alan says), there are lots of ways to go through life.
Alex Schwartz is a Medill freshman. He can be contacted at alexschwartz@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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Biss, Pawar, protest furloughs at NEIU after classes canceled Tuesday
Northeastern Illinois University did not have class on Tuesday as a result of furloughs stemming from state budget shortfalls. The furloughs, which are also scheduled for Wednesday and May 1, come amid a roughly 20-month long budget stalemate that has crippled the state and slashed funding for numerous programs. Students and faculty held protests on Tuesday, demanding an end to the historic budget impasse. The closures affected roughly 10,000 students who attend NEIU, as well as nearly 1,100 University employees. Chicago State University also had to make drastic faculty cuts. State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and Ald. Ameya Pawar of Chicago (47th) attended the protests, standing in solidarity with the students and faculty against Gov. Bruce Rauner. Both Biss and Pawar announced gubernatorial bids earlier this year. The two politicians criticized Rauner’s failure to financially support marginalized students, especially those who were the first in their family to attend college. Biss said there are many marginalized students at NEIU, and a lack of resources and funds to support them. “We’re standing here at Northeastern, which is closed,” Biss told WGN-TV. “We’re standing here at a school that serves children
One Book pick discusses equality in Declaration of Independence
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State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) speaks at a town hall in January. Biss on Tuesday joined protesters at Northeastern Illinois University in demanding an end to the state’s historic budget impasse.
of immigrants, low income students, first generation students, people who are having their first shot at a college education.” Pawar noted that many students who attend NEIU have one or more jobs and support families or attend school at night. With the size of Chicago’s economy, Pawar said, it’s the government’s inability to tax fairly and fund institutions that is causing the closures, not a lack of money. He said
withholding resources is “immoral.” “The people who support (the students) in their endeavors are the faculty and staff,” Pawar said at the rally. “They make sure that the students ... are supported by the professors. And the idea that we would then say that the professors somehow make too much ... is an abomination.” — Sophie Mann
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“Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality” is One Book One Northwestern’s choice for the 2017-18 academic year, according to a University news release. The author Danielle Allen, director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, will visit the campus to deliver a keynote address and sign books on Oct. 19. In the book, Allen argues liberty and equality are interdependent, assessing the conflicts those two ideas often create, according to the news release. “If we abandon equality, we lose the single bond that makes us a community, that makes us a people with the capacity to be free collectively and individually in the first place,” she said in the release. According to the release, inspiration for the book came from Allen’s experience as a night teacher for the Odyssey Project, a program initiated by the Illinois Humanities Council to help low-income adults “reenter the educational system.” As a political science and classics professor at the University of Chicago at the time, she said her night classes with the Odyssey Project helped her “rediscover” the Declaration of Independence as she taught the text, according to the news release. The themes explored in the book are particularly relevant today, One Book chair and history Prof. Geraldo Cadava said in the release. Due to recent politics, people have been forced to revisit American institutions and ideals, and this book will help create campus-wide conversation on these topics, Cadava said in the news release. Allen also emphasized the relevancy of her book during the current political climate. “Especially in times as turbulent as these, it’s a valuable anchor for all who desire to secure the health of our democracy,” she said in the news release. “Its lessons about equality, freedom, and agency belong to all Americans.” — Catherine Kim
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A Northwestern astrophysicist received a National Science Foundation award, which will help fund research on galaxy formation, the University announced last week. Physics and astronomy Prof. Claude-André Faucher-Giguère, whose research focuses on understanding how today’s galaxies formed from the Big Bang, is the recipient of the NSF ’s Faculty Early Career Development Program award. According to a news release, Faucher-Giguère will receive nearly $800,000 over five years from the NSF’s Division of Astronomical Sciences to create galaxy formation simulations. The funding will also be used to develop opportunities for undergraduates to do research in the summer and create interactive visualizations for the public, the release said. With the money from the award, FaucherGiguère and his research group will improve current galaxy formation simulations by developing more accurate models for stellar feedback — the energy output from processes like supernovas — and its effect on regulating star formation in galaxies. Stellar feedback affects the evolution of galaxies and is essential to explaining the characteristics of observed galaxies, according to the release. In addition to the models, Faucher-Giguère plans to create a chance for undergraduates to learn about astrophysics as well as develop computational and data analysis skills through summer research programs, the release said. The award will also contribute to an education and outreach program, the release said. The program will feature interactive visualizations of the research group’s galaxy simulations, which will be brought to the public through partnerships with institutions such as the Adler Planetarium. “I am very honored to have been selected for this award and its generous support,” Faucher-Giguère said in the release. “An important aspect of the CAREER award is that it provides support for five years, rather than the three years more typical of federal grants. This longer-term support will enable us to undertake more challenging projects with higher potential impact than we could complete in a regular three-year funding cycle.” — Allyson Chiu
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From page 1 United crew members could get to Louisville to work an upcoming flight, United spokeswoman Maddie King told CNN. When no passengers volunteered, the airline picked four passengers to give up their seats based on connecting flights, check-in time, ticket class and wait time for the next available flight, another United spokesperson told CNN. Three of the selected passengers left the plane, but Dao refused to give up his seat, according to United. At that point, the CAP officers — who are part of Chicago’s Department of Aviation — removed Dao from the plane by dragging him down the aisle. One of the officers involved in the incident was placed on leave Monday. Dao suffered injuries to his face and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Tuyet Le, executive director of AAAJC, said the incident involving Dao is representative of systemic police mistreatment of minority communities in Chicago and nationwide. She called for a further investigation into United’s handling of the situation and the officers’ actions. “His treatment was completely unacceptable,
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017 and we want to express sympathy for him and his family,” Le said at Tuesday’s rally. “But sadly these heavy-handed tactics are not new.” United CEO Oscar Munoz issued a statement on Monday that described the event as “upsetting” and apologized for having to “reaccommodate” customers. After a furor over his initial comments, he released another statement Tuesday apologizing to the customer who was “forcibly removed and to all the customers aboard.” “The truly horrific event that occurred on this flight has elicited many responses from all of us: outrage, anger, disappointment,” Munoz said in Tuesday’s statement. “I share all of those sentiments, and one above all: my deepest apologies for what happened.” Munoz said he would review United policies to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future and vowed to “do better.” The review of policies will be presented by April 30, Munoz said in the statement. The U.S. Department of Transportation said in a statement Monday that it is reviewing whether United followed proper procedures in dealing with passengers who do not volunteer to give up their seats. williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu ultimately hopefully bring someone to justice who has committed or perpetrated such crimes.” The final purpose of Rauner’s initiative is a proposal for Illinois to prohibit state contracts with companies that boycott or divest from Israel. Lawmakers passed a measure in 2015 that made Illinois the first state in the country to prevent state pension funds from being invested in companies that boycott Israel. Rauner’s plan aims to expand on that measure. The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois opposed the 2015 measure relating to boycotts against Israel. “Speech in support of a boycott encompasses the practice of people sharing common views banding together to achieve a common end, a practice deeply embedded in the American political process,” the organization said in a 2015 statement. “By this collective effort, individuals can make their views known when, individually, their voices would be faint or lost.” williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu windshield and rear window in south Evanston. The 2014 Subaru was parked in the 1200 block of Lee Street at the time of the incident, Evanston police department spokesman Perry Polinski said. Polinski said the car windows were smashed with a whiskey bottle that was found near the
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Protesters at a rally at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday. Various Chicago organizations gathered to demand accountability from United Airlines after a passenger was forcibly removed from a flight last weekend.
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killed myself for three days to get him this draft,” Keenan said. “I just typed that up, and that was the speech.” Obama has an innate ability to read a crowd as he speaks, a trait he uses to his advantage, Keenan said. During Obama’s farewell address, which he delivered on Jan. 10 at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago, Keenan said the president requested the section where he acknowledged his family be moved near the end of the speech. Keenan said acknowledgements are usually reserved for the beginning of a speech, but the president told him he would be unable to maintain his composure once he started talking about his wife and daughters. Even then, when the time came to speak about former First Lady Michelle Obama, the president ad-libbed the beginning of the paragraph. “Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, girl from the South Side,” Obama said during his speech. “For the past 25 years, you’ve been not only my wife and mother of my children, but you’ve been my car.
Man arrested for invalid license
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best friend.” Obama added in “girl from the South Side.” He knew the crowd’s reaction would be long enough for him to take a breath before speaking again, Keenan said. This ability to interact with a crowd makes Obama an excellent public speaker, Keenan said, and it comes from a lot of practice and a general sense of intellectual curiosity. Slevin ended the discussion by reflecting on the speeches Keenan and his team had written over the course of the past nine and a half years. “Now, 3,577 speeches later, you’ve made it; you’ve made it to the end,” Slevin said. “You end up with a president whose (speeches were) remarkably good in hindsight, as (they were) in the present.” Hayeon Kim, a Weinberg senior at the event, said she thought Keenan’s anecdotes were insightful. “It was pretty awesome to hear an intimate perspective of someone who worked so closely with the president, but also to see and hear from someone who wrote the words,” she said. kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu of Sherman Avenue, Polinski said. After being stopped, an officer discovered he was also in possession of an invalid license and arrested the man in connection with the incident. The man is set to appear in court on May 24. — Sophie Mann
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Sushi Burrito opened its fourth Chicagoarea location in downtown Evanston on Thursday. The fast-casual restaurant, located at 1565 Sherman Ave., is known for its sushi burritos — enlarged sushi rolls wrapped in seaweed and rice paper. It also serves regular sushi rolls and bowls. On most days, the restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sushi Burrito joins two other restaurants — Furious Spoon ramen shop and Aloha Poke — that have recently looked to expand to Evanston. It replaced Zoba Noodle Bar, which closed at the end of October. The fusion cuisine chain also has locations in Lakeview, Lincoln Park and Wicker Park. Owner Ganzorig Amgalanbaatar told The Daily in January that he was excited to open in Evanston because many of his customers from Chicago’s northern suburbs — like Wilmette and Skokie — had expressed interest in a closer store. Additionally, he said a location on a busy thoroughfare like Sherman Avenue was ideal. “This location is very (accessible) for customers living on the North Side,” Amgalanbaatar told The Daily in January. “Evanston is a big city so hopefully it generates much better than the others.” SESP sophomore Alec D’Alelio said he visited Sushi Burrito the day after its opening. He had eaten at one of the other locations before, and had been hoping for a location to open up in Evanston. “It’s something different for people looking to switch up their food options,” D’Alelio said. “It’s a little more adventurous.”
SOFTBALL From page 8
costly mistakes from the weekend. Notably, uncharacteristically poor defense and a lack of clutch hitting doomed the team in the third game of the Maryland series, a 5-4 loss. In total, NU committed eight errors against the Terrapins. Three of them came in the second inning of Sunday’s finale, the same
D’Alelio said he appreciates the relatively cheap price and variety of choices. He also said the interior of the restaurant “had a good vibe to it.” Weinberg sophomore and former Daily staffer Mark Duanmu visited the restaurant on Friday after D’Alelio told him about it. Like D’Alelio, Duanmu also ordered the spicy tuna sushi burrito. “My expectations were pretty high because I love sushi,” Duanmu said. “It was basically a giant sushi roll. It definitely met my expectations.” Duanmu said the restaurant is convenient for college students since it’s affordable and a
grab-and-go place. He said $7.50 for a sushi burrito is half the amount one may have to pay for a sushi plate, but it’s just as filling. Johanna Leonard, Evanston’s economic development manager, said Sushi Burrito brings a “different dimension” to the city’s restaurant scene since it combines two cuisines. “It’s still kind of early to tell its impact (on the city) but it offers something different for people,” Leonard said. “When we keep the variety fresh, people are more likely to stick around in Evanston rather than leave to eat in other areas.”
inning in which Maryland scored all 5 of its runs. “There were a lot of mental errors made,” said junior centerfielder Sabrina Rabin. “We just need to be dialed in every pitch.” Drohan responded to the defensive collapse by shifting some of the Cats’ infielders to different positions and inserting senior Alcy Bush into the game, changes she said could become permanent in the weeks ahead.
But Drohan also said she doesn’t see Sunday’s loss, or the struggles that NU exhibited in it, as having much consequence on the Cats’ momentum and their hopes to climb up the Big Ten’s standings. “I’m just thinking about numbers in the win column,” she said. “That’s what I’m thinking about.”
Artist and academic Pippa Skotnes brings her knowledge of South African history to Northwestern as this year’s Roberta Buffett Visiting Professor of International Studies. Skotnes, who is from South Africa, is teaching a Spring Quarter course in the African studies program that examines the process of creating archives and how they impact history. Students are specifically studying the Bleek and Lloyd archive, a colonial-era compilation of around 20,000 pages of interviews with indigenous South Africans, Skotnes said. “It really is a unique archive in terms of anywhere in the world,” she said. “It is the expression of communities that have largely in the past been voiceless because obviously colonizers recorded material and information that was useful to them and saved archival material that was useful to the power and strength of the colony.” Skotnes is the founding director of the Centre for Curating the Archive and the Michaelis Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Unlike previous visiting professors, Skotnes’ work focuses more on arts and humanities rather than political or social science, said Bruce Carruthers, director of the Buffett Institute for Global Studies. However, her creative and curatorial work is “deeply rooted in South African history,” he said. “There’s a real social sensibility to what she does with her art,” Carruthers said. “It’s not like abstract expressionism where you do something strange on a canvas and become famous.” Carruthers said he first met Skotnes at couple years ago at the Institute for Advanced Study in Berlin. For her project in Berlin, Skotnes transcribed textual materials from South African history onto a giraffe skeleton, Carruthers said. Skotnes said she combines her interests in visual art and the archive as a way to make the historical information accessible to the public. While she is at NU, Skotnes said she hopes to engage with the University as well as explore the Art Institute of Chicago and the Block Museum of Art.
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It only took four batters for Northwestern to take command of their contest against Western Michigan on Tuesday night. The Wildcats (11-20, 2-4 Big Ten) hit the ground running, taking the lead in the first inning and never trailing in their eventual 11-4 win. The victory extended their winning streak to three games. “We made them grind a little bit and hats off to our guys, that’s what it’s supposed to look like,” coach Spencer Allen said. “One run here, two runs there, and then late it’s a little bit easier to score those runs.” Senior pitcher Josh Davis sparked the team’s defensive success, silencing the Broncos (13-15) for the first four innings and allowing the offense some time to take the lead. Davis faced 24 batters throughout his six innings on the mound and gave up
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only six hits. The pitching staff as a whole, composed of Davis, junior JR Reimer, junior Richard Fordon and senior Cooper Wetherbee, only allowed one walk. Limiting free bases has been a key focus of the team, Davis said. “No freebies, I think that’s huge for us,” Davis said. “There’s a big correlation of when we give up free bases and when we win games, so the key is limiting the free bases, making them earn it … as long as we’re able to limit the free bases, I think we’ll continue to have success.” Offensively, NU tallied its secondhighest score all season, with seven different batters contributing hits. Junior catcher Jack Claeys was a crucial factor offensively. Claeys’ two-run home run in the seventh inning brought in senior Matt Hopfner to extend the Cats’ lead from 5-4 to 7-4. Hopfner himself had a successful
day at the plate, going 3-4 and scoring three runs. Claeys combined with Connor Lind and Leo Kaplan to total three home runs — the first time this season NU has had more than one home run in a game. “We’re finally playing the games completely, innings one through nine,” Claeys said. “We’re not giving them free stuff, we’re not giving up errors, we’re not walking batters and that’s just allowing us to stay in games longer, giving our offense a chance to win games.” The Cats will face Bradley on Wednesday before returning to conference play with a series at Illinois this weekend, having won six of their last nine games. Davis said the team hopes to maintain the success through the rest of the week. “It’s really easy to get pumped up for Big Ten games because there’s an atmosphere, there’s a crowd,” Davis said. “Midweek games are a little bit more slow, you have to provide the energy yourself so just coming into the game the same way and taking the same intensity.” taliahendel2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats try to build on Maryland series win against Ramblers
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Petersen leads NU into Loyola Kim shares title in By EVAN AUGERI
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Days after winning its first series of the season against Maryland, Northwestern will attempt to add onto its momentum in a non-conference game at Loyola on Wednesday afternoon. The Wildcats (15-20, 3-6 Big Ten) came out swinging against the Terrapins, averaging 7 runs scored per game and hitting a combined .320. The aggressive approach, in contrast to the offense’s silence against then-No. 20 Michigan a week before, helped NU win the first two games of the series and almost complete a sweep with a close loss in the finale. Senior right fielder Anna Petersen continued her torrid hitting,
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recording two home runs, two doubles, eight RBIs and slugging 1.750 en route to being named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. Petersen said NU shouldn’t tread lightly as it travels downtown to face the Ramblers (18-17, 1-11 Missouri Valley), even with her hot streak and the offense’s recent upswing in consideration. “ We just need to keep doing what we’ve been doing and not take any games for granted, especially Loyola,” she said. “They’re a good Chicago softball team, and they always play us hard. … Right now, Loyola is our most important game of the year.”
Although Loyola is currently at the bottom of a tight Missouri Valley Conference, it is currently experiencing an up year with the winning record it has tallied thus far after posting losing records the past three seasons. Last spring, NU only needed six innings to beat Loyola 9-1 by the run-rule in what gave coach Kate Drohan her 500th career win as manager of the Cats. But like Petersen, Drohan said she and the team will prepare for the game as they would any other. “Loyola is a well-coached team,” Drohan said. “They have a lot of good athletes, and their pitching has been tough this year. But it’s a game our team will be ready for.” The Cats have had a few days in between to clean up some of its » See SOFTBALL, page 7
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Anna Petersen swings at a pitch. Petersen hit eight RBIs in last weekend’s series against Maryland and was named the Big Ten Player of the Week.
By JOE WILKINSON
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Northwestern may have tied for fourth as a team at the Silverado Showdown, but junior Hannah Kim took her performance to another level and split the individual title. Kim shot 8-under over three rounds, highlighted by a 6-under second round. After coming into the final round tied for third, Kim fired a clean 1-under in the final 18 holes to secure her share of the title. “It was just like every putt that I had, it just magically went in,” Kim said. “I think it was all because of how comfortable I was playing. I didn’t really have any nerves, and I just tried to focus on one shot at a time. That really helped me.” She carded 10 birdies in Monday’s second round, and adding five more on Tuesday was enough to tie her for the top spot with UCLA’s Lilia Vu. Kim would’ve had the outright title to herself had Vu not birdied the 18th hole on Tuesday to reach 8-under. Stanford’s Andrea Lee led the Cardinal to the overall team victory and held the 36-hole lead by one stroke, but she double-bogeyed the first hole on Tuesday and eventually finished only a stroke behind Kim and Vu. “Putting was definitely the best part of my game,” Kim said. “It feels surreal. I wouldn’t have expected to win two tournaments this year, but it did. Now I’m just looking forward to playing better golf ahead of me.” For the Wildcats, junior Sarah Cho was the only golfer who came close to Kim’s level at the tournament. She finished at 2-under and tied for 11th place overall. Cho’s consistency was her strength as she finished within one stroke of par in all three rounds. She was over par on only seven of
54 holes, a performance not even Kim could match. “Sarah played really well this week and really hung in there for us,” Fletcher said. “She got over par early in the second round and really battled back and played really solidly today to finish strong.” But the rest of NU could not match the performance of the two juniors. Kim and Cho dominated the par-5s on the course, combining to shoot 11-under on the holes. Sophomores Stephanie Lau and Janet Mao, along with senior Kacie Komoto, however, shot 3-over on the course’s longest holes. Lau was 8-over on the weekend, while Mao finished at 10-over and Komoto ended the tournament at 17-over. Each of the three posted an individual round at 7-over. “We were a little bit inconsistent as a team,” Fletcher said. “It was a little bit different for each of them. Kacie’s been struggling with her putting a little bit. We made a few unforced errors, and we weren’t necessarily capitalizing on some good opportunities.” Beyond Kim and Cho, sophomore Monica Matsubara was also impressive for the Cats, but she was only competing as an individual and therefore could not rescue the team score from the three 7-over rounds posted by Lau, Mao and Komoto. While Matsubara’s 5-over finish would’ve been third-best on the team, she struggled at times as well, posting three double-bogeys on par-5s across her three rounds. Still, her nine birdies would’ve been third-best on the team, behind only Cho and Kim. “Overall, I think we’re trending in the right direction,” Fletcher said. “It’s a great golf course. It’s a good test. We were able to come away making a bunch of birdies as a team, so that’s always encouraging.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern. edu