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Dwight McBride to become provost at Emory in July By ALLYSON CHIU and ERICA SNOW daily senior staffers @_allysonchiu, @ericasnoww

The Graduate School Dean Dwight McBride will leave Northwestern to serve as Emory University’s provost and executive vice president of academic affairs, the University announced Wednesday. McBride has served as the TGS dean since 2010 and led initiatives which resulted in “unprecedented progress” in recruiting students of color, the release said. Under McBride’s leadership, an Office of Diversity and Inclusion was established at TGS. His appointment to Emory University is effective beginning July 1. “Community does not happen by accident, and each of you » See MCBRIDE, page 6

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Students hold signs in support of a new transgender policy at a Monday meeting. The policy, which goes into effect in the fall, will allow transgender students to use the locker room of their choice.

Community lauds transgender policy vote ETHS board passed resolution Monday to enact stronger protections for students By RYAN WANGMAN

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Evanston Township High School students, board members and community stakeholders lauded a new policy passed

Monday that will allow transgender students to use the locker room of their choice. The policy was passed by the board after months of deliberation and calls from ETHS community members to enact stronger protections for transgender students. Board president Pat

Savage-Williams said the policy would go into effect in the fall to give the administration time to develop and understand the change. School board member Jonathan Baum said most of the credit for the “significant civil rights breakthrough” should go

to the students that supported it along the way. “What people have to understand is that this victory came from the bottom up, not the top down,” Baum said. “It was the courage and empathy and activism of our students — and to some extent their parents — that

Northwestern emails phished in national hack

A phishing email attack disguised as a Google doc link has compromised the accounts of many Northwestern students and employees, NU Information Technology said Wednesday. The attack was discovered by NUIT at 1:30 p.m., according to an email from its office. Anyone who receives an email from a Northwestern address containing a link to view a Google doc

got us here.” Previously, transgender students could use the bathroom of their choice but had to request access to a separate locker room. Eric Greenfield, a transgender senior at ETHS, said the locker » See POLICY, page 6

should not open it, NUIT recommended. If opened, the recipient’s email also becomes compromised, the office said in the email. According to students from other institutions, including the University of Virginia and Georgetown University, the same attack has affected their school email addresses. NUIT is aware of the attack and is investigating solutions, the email said. NUIT recommended that those who have already been affected by the attack change their email passwords. — Allyson Chiu

Major in global MGMT named Dillo Day headliner health announced Source: Mayfest Productions

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Grammy-nominated alternative rock group MGMT will perform at Dillo Day as the festival’s headliner, Mayfest announced Wednesday. Known for hit songs “Time to Pretend,” “Electric Feel” and “Kids,” the group was formed by Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden while both were students at Wesleyan University. MGMT’s 2008 album,

“Oracular Spectacular,” was named album of the year by NME, a British music magazine. The album was also one of Rolling Stone’s top 20 albums of the decade and sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Mayfest teased the band Wednesday at noon by setting up a phone number that directed callers to a recording of the song “Kids.” Communication senior Yumiko Mannarelli, Mayfest codirector of concerts, said MGMT was the act most voted on in a poll Mayfest sent to students in

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the fall. Mannarelli said Mayfest was trying to move away from bringing a hip-hop artist as a headliner. The group, she said, was very excited when it saw MGMT’s popularity on campus and its availability to participate in Dillo. Mannarelli said bringing MGMT to campus is “somewhat nostalgic.” “(MGMT) is a band that’s been integral and a very influential part of our generation’s music,” she said. “They’ve kind of been on a hiatus the past couple of years, but they’re coming back

in full force. They’re on the festival circuit, they’re actually playing a festival the day before. They’re really everywhere.” Before securing the performance, MGMT asked Mayfest to install a video wall as a stage backdrop, Mannarelli said. This is the first time the group has done something like that, she said, and it’s really excited to be able to provide an “incredible” audio-visual experience. The video wall will be 16 feet by 9 feet and other Dillo artists » See MGMT, page 6

By ALLYSON CHIU

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Beginning Fall Quarter, students will be able to declare adjunct majors in global health studies, the University announced. The adjunct major is comprised of 11 courses: seven in global health — four core classes and three electives — and four in related classes outside global health, said anthropology Prof. William Leonard, director of the global health studies program. The adjunct major was created

due to the popularity of the minor, which now has around 300 students enrolled each year, vice president for international relations Dévora Grynspan said. Student demand has been a driving force in the growth of the global health studies program, Grynspan said. “We created a program from the ground up as it were,” Grynspan said. “It was not that the University or the administration said, ‘This is an important topic, we should have something.’ We created a program basically due to student interest and student » See GLOBAL, page 6

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AROUND TOWN City officials discuss refugees, equity at meeting Committee meeting Wednesday evening. The Refugee Task Force was born out of the committee’s meeting in October 2016, after it learned that Evanston schools were experiencing an influx of refugee families, said Savannah Clement, task force coordinator and the city’s housing policy and planning analyst. “(The task force) connects people to services, to

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Evanston officials discussed updates on the city’s Refugee Task Force and its efforts toward promoting equity at a City-School Liaison

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Evanston’s equity and empowerment coordinator Patricia Efiom speaks about the importance of equity at a City-School meeting on Wednesday. The meeting addressed the importance of helping refugees and promoting equity.

POLICE BLOTTER Home burglarized in south Evanston

A 49-year-old Evanston woman found her home in south Evanston burglarized after returning from vacation Monday. The woman left for vacation April 26, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said.When she returned, two televisions, two watches, perfume,

an Amazon Fire TV Stick and a pillowcase were taken from her home in the 700 block of Mulford Street. Dugan said the suspect gained entrance through a closed but unlocked window. He added that the total value of items stolen is $2,000, and the case has been assigned to detectives for follow up.

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Mark Altaweel Mark Altaweel is a Reader in Near Eastern Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, having held previous appointments and joint appointments at the University of Chicago, University of Alaska, and Argonne National Laboratory. Mark has an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.

Thursday, May 11, 2017 7:00 p.m. Guild Lounge 601 University Place Northwestern University Evanston, IL Free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations required.

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Revolutionizing a World: From Small States to Universalism and the Role of Assyria

The Neo-Assyrian period (ca. 900–600 BCE) was an important transition in the ancient Near East, when large-scale movements and shifts in population began to have long-term effects that socially transformed an extensive area. This lecture explores cultural traits that began to emerge as population movements gradually became the norm in the ancient Near East, ultimately leading to institutions we are familiar with today. It explores the underlying patterns and reasons for these transformations, including how today’s Middle East may reflect a reversal of this process.

each other and gets people talking about how to better serve the community,” Clement said. “The task force has been really great at giving ideas for places to connect refugee families.” The task force comprises city staff, two school districts, refugee resettlement agencies, Northwestern and local religious leaders to address the needs of refugees and help them adjust to the U.S., she said. Clement said there is now a welcoming city resource page on Evanston’s website where refugees can search for resettlement resources — housing, health, education, legal and employment opportunities — and events to connect with other refugees. She said the page is able to be translated via Google translate, which helps non-English speakers get information. Although the policies of President Donald Trump’s administration have decreased the number of new refugees in the U.S., the task force plans to continue serving families that are already here, Clement said. “It’s good to keep the conversation going about how we can continue helping these families even though we aren’t seeing the influx in numbers,” she said. “It’s good to stay connected.” Clement said she hopes the task force can assemble a booklet with a list of services to distribute to schools so administrators can better recommend places for refugee families to get support. The committee also discussed promoting equity in schools and the Evanston community, and how the two can work together. “(Equity) is critical to the fact that our city is

coming to a completely new level and we all have to come to an understanding of what that means … what is the language we’re using to spread, and at the same time intensify, equity,” District 202 superintendent Eric Witherspoon said. Witherspoon said the city could promote equity by educating people through the Beyond Diversity program — a two-day program that helps participants address diversity issues. Patricia Efiom, the city’s equity and empowerment coordinator, said the program has helped Evanston residents “see things through a different lens.” “Equity is about looking at systemic disparities … and tearing down those systems, so therefore we have to attack our individual, implicit biases,” Efiom said. “Beyond Diversity helps us to begin to open ourselves up to … marginalized people, people who are different from us.” Efiom said she hopes to “disassemble embedded systems,” which inhibit equity by promoting conversation among people of different backgrounds and identities. She said she would encourage city and school staff to participate in a Beyond Diversity workshop when it comes to Evanston again. Mayor-elect Steve Hagerty, who attended the meeting, told The Daily he thinks equity is important to the community. “The city is committed to it, I think the schools have been leaders in it and I think we’re going to make a lot of progress in the next year or two,” Hagerty said.

Evanston man charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance

and the man removed a small, plastic bag from his pocket and threw it to the ground. The officers retrieved the bag, and the contents tested positive for heroin, Dugan said. The man was taken into custody and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a felony.

Officers found a plastic bag that tested positive for heroin in a man’s backpack Tuesday in west Evanston. At around 5:50 p.m., officers observed the man riding a bicycle erratically in a traffic lane. The officers stopped him to speak with him in the 1800 block of Dodge Avenue, Dugan said,

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BLACK WOMEN AS GIANTS A CELEBRATION OF GWENDOLYN BROOKS

Northwestern University Press / TriQuarterly Books is proud to present Black Women as Giants: A Celebration of Gwendolyn Brooks. Acclaimed poets Toi Derricotte, Nikky Finney, Vievee Francis, Angela Jackson, and Patricia Smith come together as an unprecedented collective on the campus of Northwestern University to celebrate and reflect on the life, work, and influence of Chicago’s literary giant.

May 4, 2017 A Literary Roundtable | Moderated by Parneshia Jones | 10:00 A.M. Poetry Reading | 6:00 P.M. | Reception and book signing to follow Both events will take place at Lutkin Memorial Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston, IL http://bit.ly/NUPBrooks Generous support provided by the Poetry Foundation. Additional support provided by Northwestern University Libraries, Center for Writing Arts, Department of African AmericanStudies, Department of English, Poetry and Poetics Colloquium, Women’s Center, Program in American Studies. In partnership with the Evanston Literary Festival.

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NYT editor explains data storytelling By JAKE HOLLAND

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Data journalist Amanda Cox, editor of The Upshot at The New York Times, explained the basics of data visualization and warned against overcomplicating charts and data during a talk Wednesday. “Don’t do cool for the sake of cool,” Cox said to a crowd of about 100 people in Harris Hall. “I would invest in learning (how) we can say the most compelling thing sharply, whether that is data visualization, or designing for text, or even a really good email.” The event was hosted by One Book One Northwestern, the Knight Lab and the Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences and cognitive science programs. Cox’s talk was part of One Book One Northwestern programming as well as the Cognitive Science Speaker Series. Psychology Prof. Steven Franconeri, an event organizer and the director of Northwestern’s cognitive science program, told The Daily that data journalists like Cox are able to not only sift through large volumes of data, but communicate it effectively to their audience. “Some of the most skilled presenters of those kind of analyses in the world are data journalists,” Franconeri said. “They have the journalist’s touch to distill down what’s important, and they’re also good at showing you patterns in data and giving you context so you know how to think about (the data) compared to the rest of the story.” Cox said though stand-alone data visualizations can be effective, contextualizing them can make abstract topics or figures more accessible to readers. She cited an example of a map that superimposed the Apollo 11 landing site on a baseball diamond. She said though readers may forget the exact distance of the moon walk in feet or meters, they would probably remember its approximation to the baseball field because the analogy connects to preexisting knowledge. Cox also said graphic data visualizations can be powerful because they illuminate outliers and other

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Amanda Cox, editor of The New York Times’ Upshot, explains the importance of data visualization in Harris Hall on Wednesday. She said though graphics and charts can enhance a story, they shouldn’t be overly complicated.

oddities that may be obscured in simple tables or charts. Though these more detailed visuals can enhance a data set, Cox told The Daily that a focus on mobile news presentation in the industry sometimes compels her team to “simplify our ideas in ways that can be good.” “There are times I look back at our work and I actually like the mobile version better because once you get away from it for a little while, you realize it was cleaner and simpler,” she told The Daily. Pou Mai, a data analyst at NU’s Feinberg School of Medicine who attended the event, said though she wasn’t shocked by any aspects of Cox’s presentation, she hopes to incorporate greater context into her data visualization because background “plays a huge part in the story.” “Data visualization is a really important aspect

of my daily tasks,” Mai said. “I’m always interested in learning more about it.” During the Q&A portion of the event, Cox said the majority of the work done by the graphics department today at The New York Times is independent of other desks. This shift, she said, illustrates an increased focus on data and data visualization within other organizations like The Washington Post and The Guardian as well. Despite her experience in the field, however, Cox said there’s “never any one answer” to how to best present a data set. “Often, I look for something that feels intuitive, that feels like something pops out,” she said. “Being able to just try on a bunch of different chart forms is basically the only way to do that.” jacobholland2020@u.northwestern.edu

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World-famous pianist Emanuel Ax sells out concert By JENNIFER HEPP

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World-famous pianist Emanuel Ax sold out Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall on Wednesday night, performing a recital consisting of impromptus, including many written by a composer from his native land — Frédéric Chopin. Ax is a collaborator with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and this was his first time performing at Northwestern. He was the most recent recipient of the Bienen School of Music’s Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance, an award that was established in 2005. Ax received $50,000 for this award. Ax’s performance acts as part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series, which is now in its second year. Bienen Prof. James Giles said Ax is “certainly one of the busiest pianists in the world,” and has been for decades. What he admires most about Ax’s career is his versatility, he said. Ax first became known as a Chopin artist and pianist who played the works of the 19th century, Giles said, but has since branched out significantly. In addition to performing works from the Classical period, Ax has also commissioned pieces by contemporary composers. He has experimented with period instruments, instruments from a historical period. “I try to play as much of a variety as I can,” Ax

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Seven-time Grammy award winner Emanuel Ax performs in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall at a concert on Wednesday. The sold-out concert finished with a standing ovation.

said. “I do everything from Bach to yesterday. So it’s pretty much a broad range, and (I have) no special favorite, I like a lot of different things.” Ax, who moved to the United States from Lvov, Poland when he was 12, is one of the most soughtafter pianists in the musical world. Earlier this year, Ax performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and gave the world premiere of a new piano concerto in

January with the New York Philharmonic. Giles said the award is one of the most prestigious prizes in the piano world. For an artist to win this award, the person has to be selected by Bienen — they cannot apply for it. “The recipients of this award are all some of the top pianists in the entire world who have achieved international renown and who have been very influential as musicians for many years,” Giles said.

Ax began the concert with a series of four impromptus, which are free-form musical compositions, by Frédéric Chopin and Franz Schubert, two Romantic era composers. Ax also performed a contemporary impromptu titled “After Schubert” composed by Samuel Adams, who is the son of John Adams. Samuel Adams has strong roots as a composer in minimalism, a style of music that uses simple elements, often with great use of repetition. Bienen sophomore Derek Hartman served as Ax’s page turner for Ax’s performance of the Adams impromptu. “(The performance) was very imaginative, polished, and it really had a lot of contrast,” Hartman said. “(Ax) has an unbelievably mature understanding of Chopin and improvisatory style, which is perfect for the impromptus.” After finishing the final piece of the program, Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Ax followed with two encores and finished to an immediate standing ovation. “We are able to offer the students, the university and the citizens of the North Shore an opportunity to hear a great pianist without having to drive downtown and fight traffic and pay for parking,” Giles said. “We bring the pianist right to campus and we have a beautiful hall, gorgeous pianos, so we really offer a world class environment for these world class artists.” jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu

McCormick freshman featured in metal band’s videos By RACHEL HOLTZMAN

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Damon D’Amico Jr. didn’t expect to be offered the role of Kevin, a victim of bullying, in a Boston-based metal band’s music video. After coming across the McCormick freshman’s professional profile online, the directors and lead singer of Ice Nine Kills contacted D’Amico about acting in one of their upcoming music videos. “At first (the director) said, ‘You’re too big to be a nerd, you’re gonna play the bully,’” D’Amico said. “I said, ‘No, no,’ because I’ve been typecast as the bully and I was tired of it. I sent him this ridiculous picture of me wearing my glasses and holding two corn dogs in my hands and just making this stupid face and they said, ‘Yeah, you can play the nerd.’” D’Amico, who has been acting professionally since

middle school, is featured in Ice Nine Kills’ recent music videos “Hell in the Hallways” and “The Nature of the Beast,” which have been viewed on YouTube more than 1 million times and more than 200,000 times, respectively. The crew filmed the videos in D’Amico’s home state of Massachusetts in spring 2016 and last February, and were inspired by the novels “Carrie” by Stephen King and “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, said Dan Hourihan, who directed “The Nature of the Beast.” D’Amico’s past professional work ranges from music video features and small roles in movies to larger, recurring roles. A couple years ago, D’Amico landed a role in a TV pilot, “Life Sucks,” and filmed six episodes in Brooklyn before the show was dropped. He also played the role of Isaac on indie web series “Family Problems” in 2015 and 2016, he said. Though D’Amico originally only signed on to act in one video, Spencer Charnas, Ice Nine Kills’ lead singer, liked him and pushed to bring him back for

a second shoot. Hourihan said he and Charnas wanted to keep all of Ice Nine Kills’ videos connected thematically, and D’Amico’s solid acting performance fit into that vision. “He’s fantastic and a good actor, someone who can really carry two-person scenes,” Hourihan said. “You get a two-fer there, and it’s nice to see the same face again.” D’Amico said the production process was like filming any other dramatic scene — with a few interesting details. Each video brought different challenges and learning experiences, he said. “I had to cry, and I can’t cry on command, so I had to put in these eyedrops and learn to act while I was crying,” he said of one challenge he faced on set. “In the second video, we had to wear these animal masks. In the first video … I just got pushed down. I got table-topped.” Still, D’Amico said it was a fun experience and one he wouldn’t mind repeating. D’Amico may stay

in Evanston over the summer to take engineering classes, and if he does, he plans to reach out to Chicago agencies, he said. D’Amico’s mother, Maria D’Amico, who drove him to auditions and helps him connect with agencies in Boston and Los Angeles, said the audition process takes up a lot of time, as even short auditions in cities several hours away could turn into work. Still, she said she is happy her son auditioning for roles, like those of “Family Problems” and “Life Sucks,” that film mostly during breaks. “(Damon) knows that breaking into any kind of arts is very difficult, which is why he wanted to keep his academics going — in his words, he doesn’t want to be a starving artist if he doesn’t have to be,” Maria D’Amico said. “It’s a matter of how much time he has for it — I hope he’d continue to do it … and keep getting his name and face out there.” rachelholtzman2018@u.northwestern.edu

Boomshaka group celebrates 20th anniversary with show By TAIRA ALABI

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Trash cans, dancing, paint buckets. These are just a few elements of a Boomshaka show. Northwestern’s drum, dance and rhythm group will present its 20th anniversary spring show, “Back to Zero,” this weekend in Shanley Pavilion. Over its two-decade span, Boomshaka has drawn in dancers and drummers with its unconventional performances and bred a few post-graduation performance groups. The group began in 1997 after Josh Berner, a Northwestern Drumline member, wrote a piece for a Waa-Mu show that featured energetic drumming on pots, pans and lunch trays. Two years later, Boomshaka held its first show to a sold-out crowd. Simon Barnicle (SESP ’16), who said he joined the group after being encouraged by his friends in Drumline, said the group’s intense practice schedule and performances help create a close-knit environment. “Boomshaka was everything, I loved it,” Barnicle said. “I met my best friends there.” SESP freshman Emily Coffee discovered Boomshaka at the Student Activities Fair during Fall Quarter and said the opportunities to create music in unconventional ways was immediately appealing. “I never drummed on trash cans before,” Coffee said. “I’ve never done body percussion before.” Coffee said she appreciated the community that

Boomshaka provided her and loved the opportunity to meet upperclassmen, who she may not have met otherwise. Members of the fully student-run group write all of the music and choreograph all of the dances themselves. Throughout the year, Boomshaka performs at corporate events, parks and schools, Barnicle said. During Spring Break, the group typically heads to a member’s hometown and performs around the area. For alumni, the spirit of friendship that Boomshaka created holds deeper meaning. David Skidmore (Bienen ’05) said he feels Boomshaka played a significant role in his life. “I wouldn’t be the person I was today without (Boomshaka),” Skidmore said. After graduation, Skidmore and several other Northwestern alumni formed a percussion group called Third Coast Percussion, which recently won a Grammy Award. Madeline Hooper (Weinberg ’15) said she first discovered Boomshaka during Wildcat Welcome and fell in love with the group five minutes into the audition process. She said she plans on attending the group’s show this weekend. Before college, Hooper trained as a tap dancer, she said. Boomshaka’s incorporation of rhythm attracted her to the group. “In many ways, (Boomshaka) is this perfect coming together of movement art,” Hooper said. Boomshaka has led to more post-graduation

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Boomshaka performs during Block 9 of Dance Marathon. The group will present its 20th anniversary spring show this weekend in Shanley Pavilion.

ventures than just Third Coast Percussion. In 2006, Stephanie Paul (Communication ’06) founded Be the Groove, a professional offshoot of Boomshaka, with other NU alumni. Paul said the untraditional nature of Boomshaka helped breed her creativity after

Northwestern. “I learned how to create outside the box,” Paul said. “Boomshaka is constantly thinking untraditionally.” tairaalabi2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Bienen hosts Liszt Society Festival for first time By MADELEINE FERNANDO

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The Bienen School of Music hosted the annual American Liszt Society Festival for the first time this weekend, celebrating the works and influence of Franz Liszt, a 19th-century composer and virtuoso pianist. The theme of the festival was “Liszt and the Orchestral Imagination,” focusing on the orchestral aspect of Liszt’s works, said Bienen Prof. James Giles, the festival director. The festival took place from April 27 to April 30 and featured performances, a master class, lectures and orchestral concerts. Giles said the former president of the American Liszt Society reached out to him several years ago about hosting the festival. After speaking with Bienen administrators, they decided a good time to host the festival was after the completion of the new music building. The Bienen professor’s first step in preparing for the festival was getting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra involved. The festival was then scheduled around its performance, he said. “Because we have the Chicago Symphony involved it made sense to try to focus more on the orchestral aspect of his work, which includes a lot of piano arrangements and transcriptions of orchestral works,” Giles said. As festival director, Giles said he made an effort to involve members of the American Liszt Society, as well as Bienen students and faculty. The University Chorale, Bienen students, a faculty soprano and members of the music theory faculty were all involved in the festival, Giles said. The festival also featured a performance by the NU Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on Friday, which included Liszt’s orchestral piece “Legend of St. Cecilia” featuring the choir, Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and 2 and Béla Bartók’s “Concerto for Orchestra,” said Bienen Prof. Victor Yampolsky. Yampolsky, conductor of the concert and director of orchestral programs, said he believes

Liszt’s music has been “slightly overlooked” and said he was a pioneering composer who was greatly affected by literary ideas. “It’s very common for us to see musical ideas of Liszt not necessarily related just to rules of composition by various notes and harmonies, but through images from poetry, nature and literary plots,” he said. “Liszt was famous for the most beautiful, intricate, romantic melodies.” New York University Prof. emeritus Rena

Mueller, a former editor for the Journal of the American Liszt Society, spoke during a lecture at the festival. “The idea that Liszt is simply a piano composer has often been a little too popular,” Mueller said. “He was a composer of magnificent orchestral works and for the symphony … he had a great deal of influence on the expanding orchestral repertory in the 19th century.” Giles said he hopes festival guests are

reminded of the “incredible versatility and variety” of Liszt and his successors. “(Liszt is) one of those seminal composers of the 19th century who really was so influential that he changed the course of music history,” Giles said. “There are very few people who you can say that about, even among major composers.” madeleinefernando2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Bienen Prof. Victor Yampolsky conducts the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra. The concert was part of the annual American Liszt Society Festival, which Northwestern hosted for the first time this year.

Student designs set for Steep Theatre slasher comedy By ANDREA MICHELSON

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On a stage just 20 feet wide, Northwestern graduate student Arnel Sancianco was tasked with bringing a world of horror to a college dorm room. The play, “Hookman,” premiered at Steep Theatre on April 20 and runs through May 27. The existential slasher comedy was written by Lauren Yee and directed by Vanessa Stalling. In the play, a college student, Lexi, is haunted by the memory of a car accident that killed her best friend as well as an urban legend her mother told her about the Hookman, a hookhanded man who hides in the backseat of cars. The play is anchored in Lexi’s dorm room, but multiple scenic elements transform the college backdrop into a horror setting. “From the get-go Arnel had really great ideas

in how to make all of those worlds really fluid in terms of how we transition in and out of them, and also how to make them feel very surreal, which is part of what the main character in the play is going through in dealing with trauma,” production manager Catherine Allen said. Sancianco said he was drawn to set design when he took a class at University of California, Irvine. His first design was an eight-inch model for the musical “Rent,” and though the design was not up to par with his recent work, he said he was drawn to the opportunity to create a world onstage. Allen said Steep is one of Chicago’s many storefront theaters with small spaces and tight budgets. The production team was aware of these constraints but refused to compromise its vision, Allen said. For Sancianco, adaptability was especially crucial in designing the car scenes. Three separate scenes depict a car accident that haunts the

main character throughout the play, he said. “It’s sort of an accident that the car comes out of her closet, but it becomes this monster that’s in her closet,” Sancianco said. “The Hookman is that manifestation; he’s like the captain of that ship. It’s a perfect metaphor that just worked for this play.” Sancianco said he designed the dorm room with the nuances of each character’s personality in mind. In production meetings, he said he wanted to curate the props the team got from donations and thrift shops. He chose details like desk organizers and posters to reflect the traits of each character. Sound designer Jeffrey Levin said these minute details are especially valuable within the horror genre. He said horror movies commonly feature detailed soundscapes to prime the audience for jump scares, and visual details achieve the same effect. “Even if you’re not so closely trying to

determine what exactly is on that poster, you’re still in a real dorm room,” Levin said. “So when something scary happens, it hits you harder because you’re so focused on what you’re seeing.” Sancianco said she especially enjoyed drawing on his own college experience. He said his set was inspired by his own college dorm room and the dorm rooms of his old friends. He added that theater communicates issues to the audience in a way that cannot be accomplished through film, particularly as the theatermakers and audience share a common space. This unique connection with the audience is one of the most rewarding parts of his job, he said. “There’s something about being in that same room and sharing a ceiling with a character, and experiencing that connection that I think is important in theater,” Sancianco said. andreamichelson2020@u.northwestern.edu

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ASG confirms junior Lars Benson as chief of staff

By JONAH DYLAN

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Associated Student Government Senate confirmed Weinberg junior Lars Benson as chief of staff Wednesday. Benson was confirmed by a unanimous vote. He served as campaign manager for ASG President Nehaarika Mulukutla and executive vice president Rosalie Gambrah during the campaign. He said he had a multitude of ideas and was “honored” to be chosen by the selection committee. “ASG has been really important to me during my time at Northwestern, and my priority in submitting my name for this position is ensuring

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demand.” Rather than allowing the major to stand alone, it was established as an adjunct major because global health studies is an interdisciplinary field, Leonard said. The area of study requires students from diverse educational backgrounds because global health issues are not just related to medicine, but encompass culture, gender, public policy and the environment, among others, Leonard said. “These are problems that are not going to be solved by expertise in one particular area,” he said. Grynspan said the minor has been successful in attracting students from all undergraduate schools. The purpose of creating an adjunct major was to preserve the program’s interdisciplinary nature and continue to draw students from different fields of study, she said. Medill junior Alex Furuya, a journalism and statistics double major, said he has been pursuing the global health studies minor since his sophomore year. Although he does not have enough time left at NU to declare the adjunct major, Furuya said the creation of the major shows people are recognizing

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From page 1 room — dubbed “locker room three” — was a “closet of a locker room” and was smaller and more secluded than the others. Greenfield said she felt frustrated having to “pretty much come out” to many members of the ETHS administration to gain locker room access. She added that the policy would help other transgender students feel more comfortable in the classroom and with coming out to their peers. “It’s the school saying, ‘We recognize that you’re

that ASG remains a strong institution, a respected institution and an institution that can make a difference for students on campus,” he said before the confirmation vote. Benson was previously a residential senator. He has authored multiple resolutions and was one of the more vocal presences in Senate during his term. Benson authored a resolution responding to Donald Trump’s election as president in November and coauthored a resolution promoting accountability for sexual assault in February. Before he left office, former chief of staff Isaac Rappoport spoke to senators about his experience during his four years in ASG. “ASG really has an important place on this campus, and I think that (senators) are a part of what makes it important,” Rappoport said. “ASG

the importance of studying global health. “It’s really exciting and I’m just jealous of the underclassmen and incoming students who get this opportunity,” he said. “Global health is very important and from even just the minor itself I’ve gained so much insight.” Although students already minoring in global health who choose to pursue the major do have to take additional courses, the program’s faculty and staff are working to make the process as “straightforward as possible,” Leonard said. To help students graduate on time, the major’s core classes will be offered each quarter and priority will be given to seniors, Leonard said. Additionally, there is an overlap between required courses for the major and the minor, so students who are minoring might have already completed some of the major’s requirements, he said. Grynspan said she does not think the additional courses will deter students from declaring the adjunct major. By adding classes, she said the program will better prepare students to do research and work abroad. “The students really want to make a difference,” she said. “They really want to have an impact abroad and we really want them to be well prepared to do that.” allysonchiu2018@u.northwestern.edu here, and we want to make your experience here at Evanston fixed’,” Greenfield said. “Safety is such an important thing to have for students because if you’re not safe, you’re not going to want to learn.” But while the policy is cause for celebration among many, it could also open up the district to future legal action. In 2016, for example, more than 50 families sued a Palatine-based school district after it allowed a transgender student to use the bathroom and locker room corresponding with their gender identity. Doug Holt, who was on the school board at the time of the vote and voted against the new policy, told The Daily he thinks there is legal uncertainty

is unique as a student group in its ability to really push on administrators and do some institutional advocacy that other student groups don’t necessarily have the structure to do.” In his application for chief of staff, Benson said he wanted to improve communication between ASG committees and help recruit new members to join ASG. The chief of staff helps support the executive board, especially the president and executive vice president. Speaker of the Senate Daniella Lumpkin, who was a member of the committee that interviewed Benson, told The Daily she was impressed by the ideas he had for the position. “I have full confidence that he’ll be able to do this,” Lumpkin said. “He’s very good at working with Nehaarika and Rose, and I think that’s kind

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has made a contribution in great and small ways to ensuring that our community of thought leaders and scholars is truly an engaged, active, thriving body of some of the best and brightest academics I have had the pleasure of working with in my career,” McBride said in the release. McBride could not be reached for comment Wednesday. In addition to diversifying NU’s doctoral programs, McBride oversaw the creation of TGS’s Office for Academic Affairs, which maintains the excellence of degree programs, the release said. McBride was responsible for improving financial aid

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From page 1 will be able to use it, Mannarelli said. MGMT will close the show after a performance by DJ Gramatik, which Mayfest announced a few weeks ago. “At this point, since these are our last two acts of the night, we’ve kind of gone the route of very regarding transgender policy. He said privacy has also been a concern raised by community members and during the Palatine lawsuit. “The other side is, a locker room is not a place for educational opportunities,” Holt said at the meeting. “It’s a place where you have an expectation of privacy.” Gearah Goldstein, a self-employed advocate for “fully inclusive schools,” said she worked to bring an adult transgender perspective before the board. Goldstein, who is transgender, said she spoke to the school board about fully inclusive policies that were put in place in her own Highland Park community. Goldstein said the new policy will help build

of paramount to everything, because most of your job as chief of staff is just managing them and the rest of the exec board.” Senate also elected Weinberg sophomore Alex Oltarsh and Weinberg freshman Adam Davies to the Wild Ideas committee. Additionally, Rappoport, Mulukutla and Gambrah presented the ASG budget for next year. The budget can be approved by Senate next week. Later during Senate, Rappoport and vice president for A-status finances Daniel Wu argued over a potential code change that would have allowed the chief of staff to sit in on A- and B-status finance committee meetings. After debate, the code change failed to pass. jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu and academic support. He also worked to increase training grants and other sources of external funding for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. According to the release, McBride is also currently the University’s associate provost for graduate education and a professor of African American studies, English and performance studies. “Northwestern has benefited greatly from Dwight’s stewardship of a complex academic enterprise, his strong scholarly achievements and his untiring efforts to create a holistic student experience,” Provost Dan Linzer said in the release. “He will be very much missed by many.” allysonchiu2018@u.northwestern.edu ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu established artists, really hoping that it will be really completed through the newer artists that we will be bringing for the beginning of the day,” said Mayfest co-director of promotions Justine Yücesan, a Communication junior. “It’s going to strike a nice balance at the end.” Dillo Day will take place May 20. alfaro@u.northwestern.edu momentum for similar action in the region, and eventually, across the country. She said systemic problems facing the transgender community — homelessness, addiction, abuse and unemployment — can be traced back to whether a student feels affirmed in school. “By bringing equality and equity to this group of people we are likely in the future going to see less of all those horrible things I just mentioned,” Goldstein said. “(School) is really the place where the biggest change in this country can happen.” ryanw@u.northwestern.edu

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Atlantic senior editor, Medill alum visits NU Derek Thompson talks new book, journalism By ELIZABETH BYRNE

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Journalist Derek Thompson (Medill ’08) said he remembers sending out about 30 job applications to magazines he thought would hire him during his senior year. But after every application was rejected, he discovered a fellowship at The Atlantic magazine and was accepted. Now a senior editor at The Atlantic, Thompson spoke about his new book, “Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction,” on Wednesday. About 60 students attended the talk, held in the McCormick Foundation Center Forum and sponsored by the Medill School of Media, Journalism, Integrated Marketing Communications. Thompson’s book, released in February, explores why certain aspects of pop culture “make it big” today while others fall short. Thompson said most trends are not new, but build from previous ones. For ideas to become popular, he said, they must be new enough to be exciting but still similar to past ideas. “When faced with a surprising, unfamiliar idea, the chief challenge you have to overcome is to make that surprising idea familiar, Thompson said. “You want to push your idea towards the middle, to make it optimally familiar and make it a familiar surprise.” Thompson also said “good content” will not necessarily be popular because of the increasing availability of media. Creators must now target their audiences, but also anticipate and appeal to new ones. “To make something go truly big, you can’t just write something that your first audience will want to read,” Thompson said. “You have to write something that your first audience will want to share with their audience, the audience of your audience.” Medill graduate student Kara Voght, who moderated the event with Medill junior Natalie Escobar, told The Daily she admires Thompson’s work and identifies closely with his journalistic values. Voght said the magazine faculty wanted to bring Thompson to NU because they thought he would provide insight into constructing sound content. “It’s really important for people to be engaged in not only creating journalism but also thinking about the creation of it on a meta-level,” Voght said. “Opportunities to create that type of conversation are pretty important to me.” Medill Prof. Douglas Foster, one of Thompson’s former professors, called Thompson’s return to Medill a “homecoming of sorts.” Thompson spoke to Foster’s magazine writing class on Wednesday, a class he took as an undergraduate student 11 years ago. Foster said Thompson’s return to Medill was important for students because they were able to hear from someone who was in their place a few years ago. Foster said Thompson’s ability to create a successful journalism career, despite a changing industry, was impressive. He added that Thompson’s book introduces ideas and dynamics of outcome that all Medill students should know, regardless of their concentration. Toward the end of his talk, Thompson said if students admire a publication or its writing style, they should imitate it. “Steal from people, suck up to organizations that you love and recognize that what they want is someone who writes like the people they already have and use that to your advantage,” Thompson said. elizabethbyrne2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Journalist Derek Thompson speaks at the McCormick Foundation Center Forum on Wednesday. Thompson talked about how ideas can “make it big.”

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Expect NU’s impressive Top talent returns, but rise to continue next year Wildcats won’t win more GARRETT JOCHNAU

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Before the start of Northwestern’s historic 2016-17 campaign, I confidently tabbed the Wildcats to improve as a team. Roster additions and player development signaled a clear indication that NU was poised to take the next step. But, anticipating a more difficult schedule, I was cautious in my optimism and suggested that 2015-16’s 20-win benchmark might not be attainable despite marked improvements. Twenty-four wins later, it’s clear that I was wrong. I should have known better: Quality teams perform, and the 2016-17 Cats were just that. This year, I’m not making the same mistake. All signs point to NU continuing its surge as a program in 2017-18, and I’d be remiss to rein in my outlook simply because the Cats might tackle a tougher slate. In making my preseason prediction last year, I focused on two factors: development and additions. Once again, NU’s prospects in both facets are promising. From an additions standpoint, the Cats are set to return sophomore forward Aaron Falzon, a 2015-16 starter who missed last season following knee surgery. Additionally, they’ll welcome freshman forward Rapolas Ivanauskas, who redshirted his first season in Evanston after suffering a preseason shoulder injury. The duo adds a pair of much-needed scorers to NU’s roster. Despite securing its first NCAA Tournament bid last year, NU struggled with season-long depth issues. Injuries exacerbated the issue, but last year’s roster claimed only a handful of reliable scorers: Junior guards Bryant McIntosh and Scottie Lindsey shouldered much of the scoring burden with sophomores Vic Law and Dererk Pardon handling heavy workloads on occasion. In his freshman campaign, Falzon averaged 8.4 points per game — the fourth-highest on the team — and emerged as a dynamic, if streaky, shooter. Ivanauskas is expected to also add length and a scoring flair to the Cats’ lineup, with one of the two likely to replace graduating senior Sanjay

Lumpkin in the starting lineup. Neither should be expected to bring Lumpkin’s signature grit, but as floor-spacers and scoring options, each promises to bolster NU’s offensive toolkit. The Cats are also set to welcome Anthony Gaines to the roster. Provided the shooting guard plays as a freshman, NU can expect to add a healthy dose of athleticism to its lineup. He brings a well-rounded offensive game to Evanston and recently impressed at the Jordan Brand Classic regional game, which bodes well for a Cats’ backcourt that struggled to back up McIntosh. Though none of the new pieces seem poised to singlehandedly transform an aspect of NU’s attack as Law did on the defensive end, the incoming additions fill necessary gaps. And with only Lumpkin and senior forward Nathan Taphorn — a 3-point threat who never eclipsed his role player status — set to graduate, the Cats have smaller shoes to fill than the previous year, when standouts Tre Demps and Alex Olah departed. As far as development, there’s no way of predicting what kind of jumps individual returners can make. Nobody could have expected Lindsey to emerge as an All-Big Ten player, but he did and could well take the next step as a senior. McIntosh’s continued development and Pardon’s leap in his second season were somewhat anticipated, but both — especially the latter — have room to grow. Guard Isiah Brown and center Barret Benson also showed flashes as freshmen, Brown as a scorer and Benson as a possible future star inside. Both received plentiful opportunities in their first year on campus and should improve with an added offseason under their belts. And finally, the Cats can now operate without decades of pressure on their shoulders. NU’s regular season slip last year coincided with mounting pressure, and the team can now enjoy a full campaign without worrying about ending a historic postseason drought. NU will be better in 2017-18, and if this past season offers any blueprint, the improvement will translate to wins. garrettjochnau2019@u. northwestern.edu

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Predicting the fortunes of a college sports team before a new season is as easy as counting the number of returning players from last year’s roster, right? That’s the popular view; at least, one that has Northwestern fans dreaming of something even bigger than last season’s historic run. The Wildcats eventually fell at the hands of NCAA Tournament finalist Gonzaga, but not before racking up a school-record 24 wins and earning a first-ever ticket to The Dance. With NU’s four best players returning, along with a host of role players from last season’s trailblazing squad, next season’s Cats should easily clear the bar set last year — right? Count this writer as skeptical that things are so simple. Though it might not be obvious in the afterglow of NU’s incredibly successful season, there are plenty of reasons to doubt the Cats will match that lofty win total. Some of those reasons have little to do with NU’s players. Your record is a function of how well you play, of course, but also who you play. And on the second point, the Cats will undoubtedly face a tougher task than they did last season. NU’s rise coincided with a down season for the Big Ten, and while Wisconsin and Maryland could take steps back, teams like Michigan State and Minnesota return with tremendous amounts of talent after being roughly on par with the Cats last year. Purdue will likely remain near the conference summit, and Indiana should show more life under new coach Archie Miller. Even if NU improves, a fortified Big Ten could leave the team short of last season’s record. And whether the Cats will improve from last season is not clear-cut. Yes, Bryant McIntosh, Scottie Lindsey, Vic Law and Dererk Pardon are all back after proving to be a winning nucleus. But senior forwards

Sanjay Lumpkin and Nathan Taphorn are gone, and the defensive versatility and shooting value, respectively, they offered could be a bigger blow than their stat lines suggest. Players like sophomore forward Aaron Falzon and freshman forward Rapolas Ivanauskas might not fit those roles in the same way next year, and NU could suffer for it. It seems crazy to say that the departure of a duo averaging about 10 points per game combined could make such an impact, but even the losses of the smallest pieces could upset the delicate balance of a basketball team. Perhaps improvement from the Cats’ core four can cover up the loss of those two reliable role players. Surely Law, whose raw talent may be unmatched on NU’s roster, has clear upside after a season of hot and cold offensive play. But the Cats’ other stars may have played near their potentials a year ago. Pardon was a revelation anchoring the paint, McIntosh found his groove running the offense down the stretch and Lindsey provided a consistent scoring punch in the backcourt. Each player could emerge from the offseason slightly more efficient, but none have glaring flaws that, if fixed, would key a major improvement for the team. NU was very good last season, inarguably the best team the school has ever seen. But that squad’s chemistry and magic might be gone. Best-ever seasons are hard to come by; consecutive ones even more so. Even coach Chris Collins said improvement can’t be assumed simply from the names returning. “You’ve got to be real careful where you just think because a lot of guys are back, it’s going to be the same,” Collins said. “We’ll be a different team next year. Hopefully better. But I can’t say that right now.” Under Collins, NU’s progression has been steady, both in the win column and in the team’s quality of play. At some point, however, the Cats will hit a ceiling of how good this group can be. Don’t be surprised if they’ve done so already.

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Cats take midweek doubleheader from rival Illinois By EVAN AUGERI

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Despite being all but eliminated from NCAA Tournament contention with three losses to Nebraska over the weekend, Northwestern won two hard-fought games in a doubleheader against in-state rival Illinois on Tuesday. The Wildcats (22-27, 8-12 Big Ten) upset the Fighting Illini (35-15, 13-6) with a 7-4 victory in the first game and a 4-3 victory in the second game. The team played clean defense to back up strong pitching performances and scored its 11 runs with the help of aggressive baserunning and clutch hitting. Sophomore pitcher Kaley Winegarner rebounded from a recent slump,

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going the distance and allowing only six hits in the first game. Senior Nicole Bond followed Winegarner’s performance with a complete game of her own, striking out just two but pitching to contact effectively. “They did a nice job of challenging hitters when they needed to,” coach Kate Drohan said. “They went to some three-ball counts and really came back and battled (to) get some key outs. With the exception of the long balls in the first game, we did a good job of shutting down their RBI kids.”

NU was a perfect 6-for-6 on the basepaths in the two games. Junior outfielder Sabrina Rabin stole two more to increase her season total to 23, second in the Big Ten. The Cats lead the conference in stolen bases by a large margin, with 79 to date. Drohan said an element of the team’s success against the Fighting Illini was that its athleticism translated to its defense, something that hadn’t necessarily happened much before. “Our speed is our strength on the offensive side of the ball, but there have

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been times where I’ve felt like that speed is underutilized defensively,” Drohan said. “To see us execute the way we did today (on defense), it was key.” After ranking near the bottom of the conference standings for the majority of its season, NU climbed up multiple spots with the two wins and now is tied for eighth place. As the Big Ten Tournament approaches, the Cats could finish close to or in the top half of the conference with wins against Iowa this weekend. But NU preferred to focus on the excitement of beating Illinois, currently the Big Ten’s third ranked team. Winegarner said the doubleheader sweep was a great way for the team to conclude its home schedule. “It felt great, especially coming against Illinois — they’re a great team,”

Winegarner said. “It’s not only for this season, but it’s for the program in general and the university. Being able to do that and get two (wins), it’s big.” Senior outfielder Krista Williams, who batted 3-of-6, scored two runs and stole two bases across the two games, agreed and said the momentum will be useful for the Cats as they aim for a strong finish to the season. NU will close its campaign at Iowa this weekend before the Big Ten Tournament next weekend. “Our goal every year is to beat them, so that was awesome,” Williams said. “With the season we’ve been having, it was really important for us to get these wins going into Iowa and the Big Ten Tournament.” evanaugeri2020@u.northwestern.edu