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Commission lauds shelter expansion New affordability coalition also discussed Tuesday By SYD STONE
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Evanston residents and community leaders praised city efforts to expand its homeless shelter during the cold winter months at a Tuesday night meeting. The update came during a housing, homelessness and human relations commission meeting. Members of the commission also heard a presentation about a new coalition to improve affordable housing options. The new task force hopes to bring together various organizations to expand affordable housing in North Suburban Cook County. Three representatives from the coalition — Joining Forces for Affordable Housing — said the task force includes more than 35 human services agencies like Connections for the Homeless and Northwestern University Social Justice Fellows. Sue Loellbach, director of
development at Connections for the Homeless, said activism groups with similar missions need to unite in order to be effective. She said she hopes the coalition will be successful by focusing only on affordable housing. Reba Place Development Corporation director Adrian Willoughby said he hopes to find more organizations that have legislative experience to join the coalition. RPDC aims to develop safe and affordable housing in southeast Evanston and is one of the organizations represented in the coalition. Loellbach said the coalition will run an ongoing YIMBY — “Yes In My Backyard” — campaign to raise awareness of and support around affordable housing. Willoughby said Evanston’s problem with affordable housing stems from prejudices against low-income families. “We keep putting these really expensive, really nice buildings near public transportation, and we’re pushing people who are in aprtments further and further away,” he said. “Transportation is often a big issue for the people at low and moderate incomes.” » See SHELTER, page 6
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J.B. Pritzker speaks at an event hosted by Northwestern College Democrats at the McCormick Center Foundation Forum on Tuesday. Pritzker, who is running for lllinois governor, discussed his platform.
Pritzker discusses platform at NU Candidate for governor talked about Rauner at College Dems event By AARON BOXERMAN
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Philanthropist and venture capitalist J.B. Pritzker (Law ’93) continued his quest for the Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday with a visit to Northwestern, where he
discussed his background, plan for Illinois and strategy for beating incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner. “Everything that we care about is under siege by Bruce Rauner and Donald Trump,” the Democratic gubernatorial candidate said. Pritzker addressed an
audience of around 25 students during an event at the McCormick Foundation Center Forum organized by Northwestern College Democrats. Weinberg sophomore Calvin Anderson, co-president of College Democrats, told The Daily the group hopes to bring all of the candidates to Northwestern to speak
with students. The candidate, a billionaire and heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stressed his long career in public service and charitable work. He said his experience –– from helping secure federal money to fund breakfast for » See PRITZKER, page 6
Cubs head researcher talks statistics Schakowsky urges By JULIA ESPARZA
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Chris Moore, the director of research and development for the Chicago Cubs, spoke about the relationship between statistics and baseball on Tuesday. Moore, who joined the team after the Chicago Cubs’ 2013 season, is tasked with creating statistical models for the team to track their likelihood of winning, predicting pitches and evaluating player performance. In an event hosted by One Book One Northwestern and held at Segal Visitors Center, Moore discussed the use of analytics in baseball to go along with the year’s theme of the importance of “big data.” About 70 people attended the event, which was moderated by economics Prof.
Jeff Ely. Moore said although algorithms are improving, he doesn’t think the need for people in the industry will diminish. “There is the human factor involved; being able to prove analytically that a certain approach is better is only half the battle,” Moore said. Moore said the algorithms he creates in the Cubs organization are meant to work with the traditional scouting practices. As an example, Moore said picking Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber in 2015 was “seen as a stretch.” He said some statistical models would not have ranked him as a very strong player, but his attitude as a player made him a good fit for the team. Beyond the recruiting stage, Moore said he uses statistical analysis to give
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recommendations in pitches and substitutions to players and managers before the game begins. His statistical models are meant to inform managers about strategies to win. Moore
said players often come to realize they can benefit from statistics once they understand them and leverage them.
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Chris Moore, director of research and development for the Chicago Cubs, speaks at the Segal Visitors Center on Monday. Moore talked about his use of algorithms in making recommendations for the team.
Democratic unity By RISHIKA DUGYALA
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) emphasized the importance of bridging gaps between voters and the Democratic Party during an event at Northwestern on Tuesday. The congresswoman talked about how a disconnect between the party and voters played a central role in the 2016 election to an audience of nearly 60 students, faculty and staff in Scott Hall. The talk was in the form of a Q&A hosted by the political science department. Schakowsky said democratic policy positions on matters such as the Affordable Care Act did
not gain enough traction until the policies faced credible threats by President Donald Trump’s administration. On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed their version of health care legislation – with unanimous Democratic opposition — and the measure is now being worked on in the U.S. Senate. “At the end of the day, the thing about health care, and a lot of other issues, is it’s very personal,” Schakowsky said. “People understand them not because of ideology or a political party perspective, but ‘what does it mean to me?’” The burden of educating citizens on how major policies have an everyday impact lies heavily on elected representatives, » See SCHAKOWSKY, page 6
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AROUND TOWN ETHS listed among Google for Education Reference Districts
ETHS retains position at top of North Shore high school rankings
Evanston Township High School joined a “select” group of Illinois schools chosen as a Google For Education Reference District, according to a Monday news release. Google For Education Reference Districts are districts that “demonstrate excellence” through the implementation of technology that fosters learning. According to the news release, ETHS currently operates using a 1:1 Digital Learning Initiative, which gives each student access to a Chromebook. Teachers and students also have access to G Suite for Education, which includes popular tools like Gmail and Google Docs.
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ETHS is proud to share our district’s experiences learning and leading with technology.
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“Technology is rapidly changing how we communicate and how we learn,” ETHS superintendent Eric Witherspoon said in the release. “I am so proud that we are recognized by Google as a leader in educational innovation
POLICE BLOTTER Evanston woman arrested in connection with aggravated battery A 35-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with aggravated battery in west Evanston. The incident occurred in the 2000 block of Emerson Street, after officers heard yelling,
and transformation. Our students are benefiting greatly from this 21st century learning environment.” Through its designation, ETHS and many of its “technology efforts” will be featured on Google for Education’s website, according to the release. The district may also have its best practice resources shared through keynotes, case studies and newsletters. “This is a great honor and a testament to the outstanding work done by our instructional
technology team, our faculty and staff, and ultimately, our students,” ETHS director of instructional technology David Chan said in the release. “ETHS is proud to share our district’s experiences learning and leading with technology, and how our classrooms and curriculum can truly be transformed, as we prepare our students for careers that may not currently exist.”
Though still the top ranked high school on the North Shore, Evanston Township High School slipped to 22nd place in Illinois and 746th in the nation, according to The Washington Post’s annual “America’s Most Challenging High Schools” list. ETHS was ranked 10th in the state and 303rd in the nation in 2016, but it remains in the 97th percentile nationally. The newspaper released this year’s rankings on Friday. Fewer dropouts, a larger number of graduates and a rise in the number of schools on the national list contributed to the ranking, an ETHS news release said. The Post’s “Challenge Index” formula ranks schools by using a ratio: the number of International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement and Advanced International Certificate of Education exams given by a school each year, divided by the number of its graduating seniors. The “testto-graduates” ratio at ETHS is calculated using the number of its AP exams, according to the news release. The Post also includes each school’s Equity and Excellence rate, the percentage of all graduating seniors who had at least one score of 3 or higher on an AP exam during high school, the news release said. The E&E rate, though not used to rank schools, was 50 percent for ETHS based on 2016 data — more than double the national rate.
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Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. After multiple requests by police to open the door, a man and woman were taken into custody. The woman kicked the arresting officer in the leg and the genitals, Dugan said. She was charged with disorderly conduct, aggravated battery of a police officer — a felony — and resisting arrest. The man was not charged with anything.
Evanston man arrested in connection with aggressive panhandling
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Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. The school dropped 12 places in its state ranking in this year’s “America’s Most Challenging High Schools” list.
A man was arrested in connection with violating a city panhandling ordinance in west Evanston on Monday. He was arrested on the 1700 block of Church Street at roughly 5:00 p.m. after a report of aggressive panhandling, Dugan said. When the officer gave the panhandlers a warning, one
began yelling, walking toward the officer with clenched fists and throwing a milk crate on the ground. The man — who was panhandling within 18 feet of an ATM — was charged with violating a city panhandling ordinance and disobeying the police in public, Dugan said. — Sophie Mann
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Aside from D.R.A.M. and MGMT, students will see a new addition to Dillo Day operations. Northwestern Emergency Medicine Organization members will make their debut as certified emergency medical technicians during the all-day music festival. NEMO co-president and captain of the Dillo Day team Sophia Settle said the organization will partner with Chicago-based Superior Ambulance Service to offer emergency services from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. About six to seven EMTs will be stationed at the stage and Norris University Center tents, acting as first responders during the event, the Weinberg sophomore said. “Our big thing is that we want to promote student safety on Dillo Day,” Settle said. “(Student safety) is our main priority always.” NEMO is an organization co-led by Settle and Weinberg junior Natasha Kulick that offers courses and training on general medicine education. Its members consist of certified EMTs, premedical students and others who are interested in emergency medicine. Settle said she created the group after noticing the absence of a student-led emergency response team when she transferred to Northwestern in 2016. NEMO EMTs have gone through trainings, including academic tests, computer-based tests and skill practice sessions, to receive a basic certification, Settle said. After receiving certifications, members register with Presence Saint Francis Hospital, the local resource hospital, and send their certifications for approval, she said. Settle said she was concerned that student EMTs weren’t seen as capable of providing health care because of their age. “When student EMTs put on their cargo pants and button downs, with trauma sheers and pen light in their pockets and a stethoscope around their neck, they are no longer college students treating their peers,” she said. “They are health care providers treating their patients, a relationship collegiate EMTs take
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very seriously and hold sacred.” When Settle reached out to Superior Ambulance Services about working together for Dillo Day, she said the company was “thrilled.” University Police director of emergency management Greg Klaiber said he thinks the student EMTs will be helpful during the “very busy day.” “As long as they are able to provide adequate documentation as to the level of their certifications to Superior Ambulance, then they’re an adjunct to the (safety) operations,” Klaiber said. Settle said she had wanted EMTs in NEMO to have the opportunity to work as first responders during an event on campus. After working with athletic trainers during Dance Marathon, Settle said she looked forward to taking on a larger responsibility during Dillo Day. Settle said she submitted a proposal in April to Wild Ideas, an Associated Student Government committee, to receive funding for operations during Dillo Day. Wild Ideas offers alternative sources to student groups that wish to host or participate in
“unconventional events,” said Lars Benson, who is the president of the committee. The Weinberg junior said he liked Settle’s proposal to participate in Dillo Day because he thinks students will feel more comfortable receiving help from peers rather than the police. “We were really excited from the beginning because (NEMO) is a very unique and a really original idea that serves a lot of students,” Benson said. In addition to Dillo Day operations, the funding will go toward uniform shirts and equipment jump bags, Settle said. Benson said Wild Ideas provides the initial capital for groups that lack the funds and resources to get started. These groups will be able to avoid the normal student group funding process procedures that makes it difficult to obtain funding, Benson said. “This wouldn’t have been possible without them,” Settle said. “We’re really grateful for their support of NEMO.” alanperez2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Exploring mixed-race identity is valuable experience ANDREA ALBANEZ
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In 2011, The New York Times published an article about how many young Americans were no longer defining themselves as one single race, but rather beginning to cast themselves under multiple races or calling themselves “mixed-race.” According to the article, “the crop of students moving through college right now includes the largest group of mixed-race people ever to come of age in the United States.” I identify as a mixed-race American. I encompass an array of nationalities that define who I am biologically: Filipino from my mother’s side and Mexican, Portuguese, French and German from my father’s side. I have met many students and peers just within my first year at Northwestern that share this commonality of mixed-race background along with me. Yet though identifying as mixed is so common now, how a mixed-race individual can identify themselves in society is still a difficult feat to overcome. As I am a makeup of 5 different races, I myself have only identified closely with two out of my five races: Filipino and Mexican, which makes up 75 percent of my overall
racial identity. This is prominently because my parents shared those two ethnicities’ cultures and practices more so than those of French, Portuguese and German, which they had lesser affinities with. Because of this, I have solely defined Filipino and Mexican as my ethnicities. Yet even so, I still do not feel as strong of a connection to my ethnicities as I wish or hope to be. Growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood, I was constantly the minority, whether I cared to acknowledge it personally or had my parents remind me of it. This created a barrier for me in having a deeper connection to my ethnicities overall. If I had grown up surrounded by others who were Filipino, Mexican, or mixed-race like myself, maybe this disparity would not have formed. Because I did not have friends or close peers who shared my common racial background, or who were also of mixed race, I would always blend in with the crowd I was surrounded by when growing up. I never explored my own racial cultures. Since joining the Northwestern community, though, I have been able to delve into my cultural and racial backgrounds in a way I could not access before. Taking Spanish courses, I am developing a bridge between the language barrier that had previously been a barrier between me and my Mexican culture. Taking an Asian American studies course my first quarter, I developed
a basis to understand the formation of the Asian American identity and the continuous discourses about Filipino and other Asian Americans during World War II. After joining Kaibigan, the Filipino Students Association, I found a community where I can feel comfortable talking about my identity and background without judgment or questioning, as many fellow Kaibigans are also mixed-race or not even Filipino at all. As a group, we are trying to learn more about our culture and what it means to be Filipino for ourselves while developing an open and inclusive community for dialogue and relationships. I have now developed a passion for wanting to learn more about my ethnicities and racial background because of the opportunities present at NU. I encourage everyone who has similar backgrounds or curiosities to explore them. So many cultural clubs are present on campus and joining one can open you up to an enormous community of peers and experiences of culture. I became Kaibigan’s secretary on the executive board and by doing so, I have become more involved in promoting our community’s agenda and have made friends with others who want to learn more about and are proud of their Filipino heritage. In addition, the courses offered on campus can open an avenue for you to gain an intellectual understanding of your racial background that opens up your
understanding of your background and race even more. So far, as I am developing my understanding of my mixed-race identity, I have found that becoming entrenched in my ethnicities’ cultures and embracing them is vital to my understanding of myself overall. And just as I have defined my ethnicities as Filipino and Mexican, I also need to have the mindset of embracing the other 25 perfect of my racial background while simultaneously going deeper into learning about the cultures of all of my races. As I have already started these steps on campus since entering NU in the fall, I hope to continue to develop my racial identity in a way that defines me amongst my peers and to myself. Not only do I want to be recognized as a leader and active student on campus, I want to be seen as a person that is shaped and strengthened by her different ethnicities as well. And I hope to others who have felt this sense of loss in their racial identity as well, they can find assurance that others are on their same journey too. Andrea Albanez is a Communication freshman. She can be reached at andreaalbanez2020@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 of The Daily Northwestern.
Belief in immunity from climate change is dangerous HANNAH DION-KIRSCHNER DAILY COLUMNIST
The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication recently published striking new data on how Americans view climate issues. You may have run into the results, which are summarized in arresting map graphics, in a New York Times article published earlier this spring. Here’s one major takeaway: in most American counties, a majority of adults think global warming will harm people in the United States. The map of this survey question shows the U.S. primarily in shades of red, representing counties where more than 50 percent and as many as 80 percent of adults agree that global warming threatens U.S. citizens. However, the map illustrating where Americans think global warming will affect them personally looks drastically different. Only in 28 U.S. counties (out of more than 3000) do a majority of adults expect to be affected by global warming. Even these majorities are small, all under 60 percent. The difficulty anticipating the threat climate change poses to our own livelihoods is a classic failure of human risk assessment. We can’t exactly blame people for failing to wrap their heads around the threat of climate change — it’s a universal neurological glitch that makes it difficult for us to understand risks that aren’t tangible from day to day. Corporate interests are no help,
confounding the topic by denying climate change’s human causation or minimizing its possible effects. Further, it is easy for those of us who live comfortable lives, especially in prosperous inland cities, to assume we won’t feel the effects of the changing climate. All of these factors contribute to the belief many of us hold: while climate change may cause problems, the problems won’t affect me. But this belief is both wrong and dangerous. Northwestern’s campus in Evanston, Illinois, for example, seems like an unlikely part of the country to be affected by a changing climate. We’re far from the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Gulf Coast, totally insulated from the sea level rise and the frequent and powerful hurricanes about which coastal communities have been warned. Unlike California and other areas of the Southwest, we have yet to experience a crisis of water availability — living on the shores of Lake Michigan is a sweet deal. Evanston is a well-off city, and it’s safe to assume that any new requirements of infrastructure would be within financial reach. If anything, it’s easy to think we would stand to benefit from milder winters, with no tradeoffs except a couple extra steamy summer weeks. But even in Evanston, the current climate trajectory will affect everyone’s lives. As the Earth warms, Midwesterners are projected to see heavier winter and spring storms and drier, hotter summers. Even for the most insulated Evanstonian, this will spell more frequent dangerous conditions for commuting and outdoor work and recreation, with the highest summer temperatures rising to
It is easy for those of us who live comfortable lives, especially in prosperous inland cities, to assume we won’t feel the effects of the changing climate.
great gravity as President Donald Trump considers pulling out of the international climate agreement struck in Paris in 2015, currently the only reassurance that many nations will work to decrease human climate effects. The international community can’t afford American complacency. The misguided belief of immunity from climate change is one that, I am hopeful, can ultimately be corrected. The fight to reveal tobacco as life-threatening is a promising example: it took decades to fight the conception that smoking tobacco was a health hazard. The effort was complicated by longterm, hard-to-discern nature of the threat and the misleading messages coming from the tobacco industry. Today, however, hardly any American smoker would think to claim, “See how healthy I look? Smoking couldn’t possibly be harming my health.” Similarly, it is crucial that we maintain an awareness that, yes, climate change will affect all of us. Try to remind yourself: this problem belongs not just to vulnerable populations, though they are indeed at greatest risk, and not just to New Yorkers or Floridians, though coastal areas will face particular challenges. Climate change will affect me, and my action is imperative.
Evanston is far from alone: all parts of the U.S. will experience detrimental regional effects as the climate changes. Americans’ faith in their personal insulation from the climate crisis is clearly misplaced. But not only is this belief misguided, it is also one of many factors playing into dangerous delays of national action. The issue is currently of
Hannah Dion-Kirschner is a junior in Weinberg and Bienen. She can be reached at hannahdionkirschner2018@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 of The Daily Northwestern.
levels that threaten public health. Rising temperatures will also decrease air quality, exacerbating asthma, and the allergy season will lengthen as plant blooming dates shift earlier in the year. Temperature changes will expand the ranges of pest-borne diseases, and new disease outbreaks that aren’t endemic to Evanston will nevertheless spread here via national and international traffic through Chicago. Water quality will decrease as Lake Michigan, arguably Chicago’s most valuable resource, becomes more polluted during heavier spring rainfalls, and warmer temperatures will favor the growth of toxic algae. And, of course, the economic effects of medical and agricultural challenges will be felt worldwide, even in the suburban Midwest.
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food-insecure children to his appointment as chairman of the Illinois Human Rights Commission –– was a critical reason why voters should choose him over his contenders. Pritzker shied away from talking about the other Democratic candidates, and said the goal ought to be to unseat Rauner — who he said has been a “disaster” for Illinois — not run negatively against each other. He said he would support any of the other Democratic candidates should they receive the nomination. Other candidates in the Democratic gubernatorial race include State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), Chicago Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th), Madison County school superintendent Bob Daiber and
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Schakowsky said. She said Democrats failed in this regard prior to the election, while Trump was able to form emotional bonds with voters by convincing them change was in their self-interest. Even now, as the Democratic Party tries to save policies established under former President Barack Obama, people feel like they are not being heard or listened to, Schakowsky said. “We’re just in la la land that everything is working just fine, and we know it isn’t,” she said. “We have to be out there; we have to be fighting.” Every year, the political science department hosts speakers such as Schakowsky to bridge the worlds of political science and policy practice for the community, undergraduate program assistant Pamela Straw told The Daily. “People are very shaken up about what is going on in politics right now,” Straw said. “A lot of questions
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017 Chris Kennedy, of the famous political family. Since little separates the candidates ideologically, the question of who has the ability and experience to accomplish their shared progressive goals is central, Pritzker said. He said, however, that because his campaign is self-funded, he is not beholden to special interests. “I will be nobody’s governor but yours,” Pritzker said. “I don’t think that there’s any other candidate that’s running that can honestly say the same thing.” Weinberg sophomore Rachel Hawley, who attended the event, said the idea that Pritzker’s ability to self-fund his campaign was not a reason to vote for him. She said she plans to vote for Biss in the Democratic primary. “There’s a mentality of, ‘We have to put our billionaire against their billionaire,’” Hawley said, today came from that sense of what can we do going forward? How can we mobilize?” Other topics of discussion included the threatened security of undocumented immigrants and environmental policy. After further prompting from audience members, Schakowsky agreed to propose to her Democratic peers in Congress that they become more proactive by creating their own alternative legislation for contentious issues and by reaching across the aisle. Medill senior Danielle Levy, who attended the event with her public policy class, said she still wants to know what is being done to bridge the gaps among voters, party leadership and policies. Levy said she felt no concrete resolutions were discussed at the event, but that it was helpful to talk to Schakowsky. “This was a great opportunity to talk to somebody who has some power,” Levy said. “Any chance you can get to discuss the issues we feel are important to us is something we should really take advantage of.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) discusses policy issues and voter disconnect with Northwestern community members. The Q&A event was hosted by the political science department.
referring to Pritzker and Gov. Rauner. Pritzker also spoke about his plans to resolve Illinois’ long-running budget crisis. The state has currently gone two years without a budget. Pritzker told The Daily that while he has not endorsed a specific budget plan, two existing plans –– those for the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and the Civic Federation –– are steps in the right direction. “(More) revenue is required, we also need a lot more focused effort around saving money in state government by making the right kinds of investment in people,” Pritzker told The Daily. “Those things together will allow us to meet our obligations.” When the discussion turned to women’s health, Pritzker emphasized his support for HB 40, a bill currently pending in the Illinois state Senate that
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From page 1 “We use complex statistical models to answer the question ‘How do you win games, how do you win championships,’” Moore said. Moore also creates algorithms for analyzing the statistics of prospective Cubs players. This research often translates to “dollars,” Ely said. After researchers configure statistics, economics comes into play when figuring how much a win will cost an organization, he said. “You have to evaluate how many wins a player is going to be worth,” Moore said. Yet Moore said errors still happen. While statistics often provide strong evidence for what type of pitch will be thrown, he said they can’t predict every action.
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Housing commission praises homeless shelter efforts Executive director of Interfaith Action Susan Murphy and the Rev. Betty Landis updated commission members on Evanston’s emergency overnight shelter. The shelter opens on particularly cold nights during the winter, which Murphy said amounted to 25 nights this past season. Murphy said the shelter housed 24 people on an average night with the help of about 55 volunteers throughout the season. She said a smaller group of around 10 volunteers helped at the shelter overnight, but that she is looking to recruit more volunteers. “The people who did the overnight, they just glow because it was such an amazing experience for them to spend the night and get to know some of the amazing people in this community who happen to be homeless right now,” Murphy said. She said the emergency shelter receives funding from a community development block grant and the Evanston Community Foundation; it also
would expand state funding of abortions. Gov. Rauner has already vowed to veto the bill should it reach the Governor’s Mansion. As Rauner has consistently called himself pro-choice, Pritzker said his refusal to approve the bill was inconsistent. “We live in a pro-choice state,” Pritzker said. “It’s not pro-choice if you can’t afford an abortion.” SESP sophomore Alexa Sledge, who attended the event, said she didn’t think Pritzker was a substantive candidate. Sledge said she was considering to vote for Biss as well. “Ultimately, I don’t think there are any solid campaign proposals and I don’t think I could vote for him,” Sledge said. “I don’t think he stands for the marginalized voices that he says he stands for.” aaronboxerman2018@u.northwestern.edu Andrew Dragunas, a third-year graduate student in biomedical engineering, attended the event and said he wanted to hear how Moore’s research related to his own field of study. “I’m interested in how do you best maximize human performance,” Dragunas told The Daily. “It’s interesting how you can use statistics to maximize a player’s potential.” Ely said baseball provides a platform for discussing a variety of topics beyond pitches and hits. “I think about the data revolution and how it affects us in different spheres of our lives,” Ely said. “Sports is always interesting because it’s a microcosm. There is literal business but there is also strategy, there is politics, there is personality, there is crime and punishment.” juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu receives donations from individuals, faith communities and Northwestern. She said this season the shelter saw an increase in donations because of better communication with the community. Landis said this year more women used the emergency shelter on a regular basis than she had seen in the previous seven years. “We’re always looking for more funding sources, because we found that the administrative aspect of this increased exponentially,” Landis said. “We’re trying very hard to make sure that we can continue to raise the money.” She said she hopes to expand the shelter to first operate all winter — not just on exceptionally cold days — and eventually all year. “Of course our ultimate goal is not to be doing this type of shelter, our ultimate goal is to make sure there is an overnight shelter available all year round in Evanston,” Landis said. The commission also voted to resubmit an application for tenant-based rental assistance funding to the city’s planning and development committee. SydneyStone2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Award-winning authors visit NU Writers’ Festival Northwestern creative writing program holds tenth annual gathering at the Hilton Orrington By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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This week, instead of going to class, students in Northwestern’s creative writing program will spend their time attending readings, discussions and master classes with award-winning writers. The tenth annual Spring Writers’ Festival, hosted by the creative writing program, runs Tuesday through Thursday at the Hilton Orrington. Every year, the program invites three writers representing the genres of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, which reflect the different concentrations for creative writing students, said Jennifer Britton, assistant director of creative writing. This year’s guests are creative nonfiction author Aleksandar Hemon, poet Cathy Park Hong and fiction author John Keene. At this point in the year, students in the advanced-level sequences are working on their
required longform pieces, Britton said. The festival serves as a way to “inject” an outside perspective. “It just gives them a kind of pause in the middle of the quarter to really look at, ‘This is what I’ve done, this is where I can go,’” Britton said. “They might be able to think of new ways they can create that they hadn’t been thinking of before.” Most creative writing professors incorporate the festival into their courses by not holding traditional class and instead requiring students to go to one or more events during the week, Britton said. Some students are also selected for one-on-one conferences with the visiting writers, and are able to submit their own work to receive feedback from them. In addition to giving practical writing advice and “demystifying” the actual process, the hope is that the authors will also be able to inspire students to continue learning and writing, said Rachel Webster, director of creative writing. The festival also reaches beyond
Northwestern, Britton said. Though the master classes are reserved for students, she said, the readings and conversation are open to the public. For the past three years, these events have also been incorporated into the Evanston Literary Festival. “(The guests) may not be literary celebrities — some of them are — but they’re really deep, thoughtful writers,” said John Wilson, an organizer for the Evanston Literary Festival. “It really is something that helps put Evanston on the map as a high-profile literary community.” The featured writers are chosen by faculty members, who are also working writers and “tireless” readers with a wide knowledge of current literary trends, Webster said. “These are three outstanding authors that are really important voices in this time in particular, when we’re kind of cracking open the dominant myths of America,” Webster said. “They’re breaking open and complicating and nuancing each of their fields.” Hemon’s work deals with the immigrant
experience and living between cultures, Webster said, while Hong’s poetry book “Engine Empire” is playful and inventive but also deals with profound questions relating to empire and domination. Keene’s book “Counternarratives” considers themes of colonialism and stories that get left out of the “official history,” she said. Since its establishment over 30 years ago, the creative writing program has always invited outside authors to speak, Britton said. However, these visits have only been unified into a weeklong event for the past ten years. Hosting all three authors at once allows the program to directly bring them into dialogue with one another, Webster said, which creates spontaneous moments between the authors. “Often you hear writers and realize how much time they spend putting words together, because even what ’s unscripted is really thoughtful,” Webster said. “I feel every year I leave that conversation changed.” madelineburakoff2020@u.northwestern.edu
Dillo Bubbles blows up with funding from NU grant By CATHERINE KIM
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Dillo Day will be popping, but not just because of the music. Dillo Bubbles is aiming to foster an inclusive community through the simple act of finding and blowing bubbles during Dillo Day, said Weinberg junior Claudia Hentschel, the event’s co-organizer. The idea started as a joke among friends last year but is now a University-funded event, she said. “We saw Dillo Bubbles as something that could be accessible to everybody and just be purely fun,” Hentschel said. “It was really fun for us, and when other people got into it last year, that kind of reinforced that it was something that we should do again.”
Students will be hunting for bottled bubble solution hidden around the Lakefill as part of the event, which is organized by Hentschel and Communication junior Sofia Kuta. The event is funded by Northwestern’s Be the Change Grant, and is the only event funded by the grant that is directly happening in conjunction with Dillo Day, said Tracey Gibson-Jackson, assistant director of Student Organizations and Activities. The grant provides funding for students who are trying to “re-imagine” the campus through creativity, community building and beautification projects, Gibson-Jackson said. She said Dillo Bubbles will be a stress-free and “all-inclusive” event for students who want to have fun. Gibson-Jackson said Dillo Bubbles will use the $75 grant to buy bubble solution. “We thought it was really cool to help build community especially since Dillo is something
that most of the student body identifies with,” she said. “They’re going to be out there spreading bubbles and really just bringing the community together.” Dillo Bubbles also supports the Students Organizations and Activities office’s goal of creating “barrier-free engagement” for students, Gibson-Jackson said. The office supports open events like this, because students often have difficulties getting involved with student organizations because of auditions and applications, she said. The event first started last year as a joke between Hentschel, Kuta and their friends as a way to further enjoy Dillo Day, Hentschel said. They realized how interested other people were in the activity when the private event started circulating among other friends of friends, Hentschel said. Now that Dillo Bubbles is a University-funded event, they hope to make it
an annual activity, she said. In addition to the bubble solution hunt, the organizers plan to have a table on the Lakefill in the late afternoon equipped with a bubble machine, bubble ropes and snacks, Kuta said. Interactive content and graphics — such as photoshopped images of Dillo Day headliners in bubbles — will be posted on the event’s Facebook page as well. They have even pushed personal branding by developing a logo, Dillo shirts and laptop stickers, Kuta said. Kuta said Dillo Bubbles appeals to students because it reminds them of their childhood. She said blowing bubbles is an activity that is enjoyable for everyone, no matter their age. “I hope they just walk away thinking that this was a fun addition to their Dillo Day experience,” Kuta said. catherinekim2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Trio of superstar seniors has led Cats to new individual, team heights By GARRETT JOCHNAU and BENJY APELBAUM daily senior staffers @ garrettjochnau, benjyapelabum
Coach Arvid Swan knew he was welcoming a talented recruiting class in 2013. Ranked No. 8 in the nation, featuring blue chip prospects Sam Shropshire, Konrad Zieba and Strong Kirchheimer, the class promised to elevate Northwestern to new heights. But Swan said he never could have guessed how high the trio could ultimately carry the surging program. Yet, four years later, Shropshire, Zieba and Kirchheimer depart as the program’s winningest senior class, leaving behind an unmatched legacy. Through hours of practice and hard work, the three developed as individuals while carrying the Wildcats onto the national scene. Anchoring the No. 1 singles spot at different times during their final three years, the trio’s success can only be measured in their collective achievement. And amid four years spent crafting NU’s identity, the seniors forged a bond that will forever leave an impact on the program.
Sam Shropshire sets stage for Cats greatness
When Shropshire came to Evanston, the former highly acclaimed recruit wasn’t eyeing greatness. He cared little about joining the ranks of NU’s greatest and never stopped to envision how good the program could become under his leadership. For Shropshire, the results were secondary to the process. “(I wanted to) leave everything I had on the court,” he said. “Give the team, the program, the school everything I had to offer.” He wasted little time doing so, exploding onto the scene in his first year. Competing at No. 2 singles, the freshman tallied a 24-5 record, good for the third best mark in NU history. In Big Ten play, Shropshire posted the Cats’ first undefeated campaign in over 20 years and picked up the conference’s Freshman of the Year accolade, as well as an All-Big Ten First Team selection. And through it all, the newcomer operated with veteran’s poise. “I guess I’m an old man at heart,” Shropshire said. “Strong was just making fun of me today about how I’m an 80-year-old man and how I go to the early bird special on Thursdays. It’s just always how I’ve done things, just being thorough and as professional as I can.” His attitude closely mirrored that of Swan, a nononsense leader with high expectations. It was that mindset that impressed Shropshire in his recruiting visit, and — four years later — the mindset that has rubbed off on the entire roster. Throughout his four years, Shropshire continued to get better. As a sophomore, he was promoted to the top singles spot, where he tallied 23 wins. He was again a first team-All Big Ten selection — this time unanimous — and became a mainstay in the nation’s top 100. He returned to the No. 2 court his junior season as Zieba made a surge to the top. Nonetheless, he was recognized as a first-team selection yet again. By Shropshire’s senior year, Kirchheimer had made the leap, pushing his teammate to down to No. 3 after an injury derailed his fall campaign and forced him to miss extended time during the regular season. Even so, Shropshire was given second-team all-conference accolades. It was in his first two seasons that Shropshire’s individual career seemingly hit its peak, though it was in the back half that the team hit its collective stride. In the end, Shropshire’s early success set the stage for one of the greatest chapters in program history. “The maturing process happens at different points,” Shropshire said. “If I was able to motivate these guys a little bit at the beginning, I’m glad I was able to do that.”
Konrad Zieba leads NU to history
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Shropshire seemingly brushed off the growing pains that most freshmen endure. Zieba, on the other hand, joined the Cats with plenty of room to grow. He was thrown into the fire, getting the majority of reps as the team’s No. 3 singles player. But the then-freshman had to wait before his time in the spotlight arrived. “It was tough being a freshman.There’s a lot of expectations and (you try to) live in the moment, but at the same time not get too low when things aren’t working out,” Zieba said. “I made myself believe that as long as I’m putting in the work and working hard, the results
will come.” Two years later, they did. A pair of modestly successful campaigns at No. 3 earned Zieba a qualifying draw to the ITA AllAmerican Championships. But being overlooked for the main draw didn’t matter to the then-unranked junior, who erupted with six straight wins before falling to the eventual champion in the quarterfinals. The Cinderella run earned Zieba a trip to the National Indoors, and when dual play began in the winter, Swan had found his new No. 1. With help from the steady Shropshire and an emerging superstar in Kirchheimer, Zieba led the Cats to their finest season in program history. With no shortage of elite talent, it was clear NU had plenty of potential. But after dismantling No. 8 Illinois and losing just 4-3 to No. 3 TCU before the
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I’ll never forget beating Illinois and sharing the victory with Sam and Strong. It was one of the most unbelievable years. Konrad Zieba, Men’s Tennis
bulk of Big Ten play began, the Cats sent a message to the country. “I’ll never forget beating Illinois and sharing the victory with Sam and Strong,” Zieba said. “It was one of the most unbelievable years.” In the end, the Cats won a program-record 26 matches and finished the season ranked No. 14, giving them the opportunity to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Championship where they were upset by Stanford. Even so, the historic campaign showed what NU tennis could be. “We try to build on each year and last year was a great year,” Swan said. “It was a really good experience to be with these guys and to see how hard they competed for our team over the course of the entire year so it was a lot of fun to be a part of.” And leading the charge was Zieba, who posted 21 singles wins, earned a unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection of his own and climbed as high as No. 8 in the national rankings. Earlier that year, the junior was a nameless cog in the eyes of the NCAA. But the work ethic that earned him a spot on Swan’s team and motivation from Shropshire and Kirchheimer pushed Zieba to greatness. “We built off each other and used each other to get better,” Zieba said. “Freshman year, you’ve got a lot on your plate and Sam and Strong were always there for me. … Just being there for each other through the highs and lows was really important.”
Strong Kirchheimer blooms late
Kirchheimer had the steepest climb to make of the three. He entered his freshman season as the least heralded of the trio and was inserted into the singles lineup at No. 5. “I probably wasn’t the top recruit coming in,” Kirchheimer said. “I don’t know if Arvid thought that much of me initially because I was kind of a small kid.” But much like in Shropshire and Zieba, Swan also saw a fastidious work ethic in the scrawny freshman.
Years later, those hours of practice have left Kirchheimer atop the singles lineup as a senior and with the most combined singles and doubles wins in program history. As a sophomore, Kirchheimer emerged as an AllBig Ten second team selection. His 25-12 singles campaign at No. 2 set the stage for his success during the historic 2015-2016 season. As the Cats surged, the then-junior put together a nearly flawless season, anchoring the No. 3 spot and losing just one dual match all year — a defeat to Illinois’ Aron Hiltzik he later avenged. And after joining an exclusive club of 14 players with a 30-win singles season, the “small kid” from North Carolina was presented with a new opportunity. The summer before his senior year, he played in 10 professional tournaments and won 18 matches. That success allowed Kirchheimer to feel more confident entering the fall. “It was my time to step up,” he said. Even as he has improved, Kirchheimer regularly critiques himself. Of his 26-11 season this year, Kirchheimer said, “I still think I could have had a better year than I’ve had. I’ve let a lot of matches slip away.” Through it all, Kirchheimer and his fellow seniors have continued to forge a special bond. “Sam and Konrad are my two best friends — we live together and we’ve always been very close,” Kirchheimer said. “The fall of my freshman year, they probably thought I was a little bit of a weird guy. But then they got used to me.” The Cats underachieved in the seniors’ final season, winning just 21 times with only the NCAA Tournament remaining. But the trio’s growth over their four years in Evanston — especially Kirchheimer’s meteoric rise from an overlooked prospect to the nation’s No. 37 player — is indicative of NU’s culture that all three helped create. Now, Kirchheimer and his classmates leave behind both a winning legacy and a foundation for the program’s future success. “They set an example with how they do things on and off the court,” Swan said. “They support our younger guys when they need it and they push the younger guys when they need to be pushed. Really, I can’t think of three better guys to lead our team.”
The next chapter
Once the NCAA Tournament concludes, the trio will prepare for the next chapters of their individual careers. For Shropshire and Kirchheimer, the immediate future includes professional tennis. Zieba, on the other hand, will move on from tennis for the time being. And though all three know their paths will cross again, leaving the school, the team and each other behind isn’t going to be easy after four special years. “It’s tough leaving two guys behind that you’ve grown a strong relationship with,” Zieba said. “Not being there with each other every day will be tough.” NU will also look to begin its next chapter once the acclaimed trio hangs up the purple for the last time. And though Swan knows there are challenges ahead, he’s confident the three men he recruited years ago have left the program in a position to succeed. “When you can leave a program in the state they’ve left it ... the future’s so bright for all three,” Swan said. “That’s going to be tough not being around them all the time, but it’s the next step for them, so I’m excited.” jochnau@u.northwestern.com benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Sam Shropshire and Konrad Zieba chat between points. The seniors have helped lead the Wildcats to some of their finest ever seasons in their time in Evanston.