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Students react to Rasmea Odeh visit By ALLYSON CHIU
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Reactions to Rasmea Odeh, who spoke at Northwestern on Monday, varied across campus as some said they felt uncomfortable by the presence of someone who was convicted for terrorism, and others welcomed her as a human rights activist who they say was wrongfully convicted. More than 120 people dressed in all black lined both sides of the entrance to Technological Institute on Monday half an hour before Odeh was scheduled to speak at an event hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine. Holding white candles, photos and memorial posters, attendees –– including University President Morton Schapiro –– participated in a silent vigil to mourn Edward Joffe and Leon Kanner, two students who were killed in a 1969 bombing attack in Israel. Odeh was convicted by the Israeli government for participating in these bombings. The vigil was organized by students from Fiedler Hillel, Wildcats for Israel and J Street U. The purpose was to provide an “alternative space” for those who felt uncomfortable by Odeh’s presence on campus, Hillel president Samantha Max said. The vigil was not meant to prevent anyone from attending SJP’s
NU plans three black experience committees
The University announced three steering committees to enhance the black student experience on campus in an email sent to students by administrators on Wednesday. The email was sent by vice president for student affairs
event or shut down the event, the Medill junior said. “We just felt that it was incredibly important to respect freedom of speech and to really respect SJP’s right to bring this speaker to campus,” Max said. “We just wanted to offer this alternative space because we knew that some students and members of the community would be really uncomfortable by the fact that a woman with this history was coming to campus.” Wildcats for Israel president Jake Stein, who helped organize the vigil, said he was contacted by students who were “genuinely scared.”The SESP freshman said it was “incredibly powerful” to see so many different people from a variety of organizations come together for the event. “We were able to bring together groups that a lot of the times don’t host programming together because we all recognized the humanity of the victims of Rasmea Odeh,” Stein said. “We all recognize how disturbing it is to have a convicted terrorist on our campus.” SJP invited Odeh as part of its Israeli Apartheid Week. According to an article in The Jerusalem Post, an Israeli newspaper, Odeh was convicted after being physically and sexually tortured to make a false confession. Odeh’s experience with torture is not » See ODEH, page 8 Patricia Telles-Irvin, University Provost Daniel Linzer and associate provost and chief diversity officer Jabbar Bennett. The three steering committees were created to address three priorities outlined by University leaders from the 2016 report on the black student experience at Northwestern, the email said. The priorities — which include increasing the number of black students, faculty and staff; creating an “academic support hub”
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A man speaks at Evanston Public Library’s board meeting Wednesday. Members of the library’s board defended their commitment to diversity and inclusion at the meeting.
Library board promises diversity
Members reiterate commitment to equity, decline to discuss Williams Members of Evanston Public Library’s Board of Trustees reiterated their commitment to diversity while declining to address the cause of the recent suspension of popular librarian Lesley Williams at a public meeting Wednesday. At the regularly scheduled meeting, several Evanston
residents asked the board to consider an independent equity audit of the library’s services, collections and policies. However, EPL board president Michael Tannen said equity audits are “almost exclusively” used for public schools and rarely used for libraries. Instead, Tannen said he hopes EPL director Karen Danczak Lyons will look into other libraries’ actions to ensure equity. Tannen said he sees a disparity between the library’s outreach
efforts and the way the community sees equity at EPL. “Our board and our staff is absolutely committed to equity and diversity — it’s embedded in our DNA,” he said. Tannen said library leadership met Friday with former Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and current Mayor Steve Hagerty — as well as equity and empowerment coordinator Rev. Dr. Patricia Efiom — about EPL’s role in creating diverse environments within the
community. Representatives from the NAACP and the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership were also present. Multiple residents at the meeting Wednesday brought up Williams’ suspension. Last month, the librarian was suspended without pay from EPL for unknown reasons. She has been active in local advocacy on behalf of marginalized communities.
on campus and listening to black students — will each have its own steering committee, the email said. “Northwestern is committed to improving the experience of our Black students and all marginalized student communities at the University,” the email said. Bennett chairs the committee that aims to increase the number of black students, faculty and staff, while assistant vice president for student engagement Kelly Schaefer chairs the committee that aims
to listen to black students, according to the email. The committee to create an academic hub will work with an original group of faculty and staff who are tasked with the creation of a University-wide academic resource center, the email said. This committee will be liaised by associate provost for undergraduate education Ron Braeutigam. Each committee will include student representatives. Associated Student Government chief
of staff Lars Benson said ASG will likely create an application in Fall Quarter to find the representatives. The Weinberg junior added that the representatives do not have to be involved in ASG to be chosen for a steering committee. He said by students having “facetime” with administrators, they can more effectively make their demands known. “What ASG really is trying to be about is elevating voices that
have spoken and who have not been listened to,” Benson said. “We definitely want to look for people who feel as if the administration has not listened to them in the past and then would understand the frustration and the anger that I think a lot of this committee is structured to kind of ease.”
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» See LIBRARY, page 8
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Religious leaders organize community protection group By RYAN WANGMAN
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1004 Greenwood St. Religious leaders recently created a group to protect marginalized people.
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Members of Evanston’s religious community are spearheading an effort to protect marginalized groups by standing together to resist acts of hatred and violence. The effort, dubbed “Evanston4All,” is led by Evanston’s interfaith clergy and was formed to handle a variety of issues that affect the community’s safety and well being, the Rev. Michael Kirby of Northminster Presbyterian Church said. He said the group saw a need for a unified response from local faith communities to events that took
place after the 2016 presidential election. “(It’s) important that this not be a few people who are welltrained at responding to acts of hate,” Kirby said. “But rather, that’s only one piece of the puzzle about creating a stronger sense of community across many of the divisions that exist in Evanston.” There are three different teams that make up the group: the solidarity response team, the faith resources team and the uniting voices team, the Rev. Betty Landis of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church said. Each team fulfills a different purpose in the organization, and has members from “all walks of life,” not just faith communities, she said. Landis said the subgroup with
the most response — the solidarity response team — has close to 300 members and is responsible for a variety of tasks. Those tasks include providing support during potentially dangerous situations and peacefully responding to conflict, according to an organizational document. Landis said the solidarity response team was also trained to respond to potential hate crimes, which she noticed being committed across the country over the past few months. “We’re trying to be prepared to what does it mean to live out our values and to be a safe place for everyone to live and to thrive,” Landis said. A study from the Southern Poverty Law Center found that
in the 34 days immediately following the election, there were 1,094 reported incidents of bias — with a third of reported incidents either directly or indirectly referencing President Donald Trump. The study also found 32 hate groups in Illinois, and 917 nationwide as of 2016. On an edition of 60 Minutes in December, Trump said he was “so saddened” to hear about the hate crimes and told perpetrators to “stop it.” Kirby said that moving forward, it will be important for the group to remain flexible to handle different potential issues that could face the Evanston community. He said he hopes » See PROTECT, page 8
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NU job training program to graduate second class By EDMUND BANNISTER
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The second class of graduates of a joint trade skills program between Northwestern and Evanston are preparing to complete their training later this month. The six trainees will work full-time for the University and businesses in Evanston in areas such as utilities, carpentry and painting, said NU’s executive director of neighborhood and community relations Alan Anderson. Anderson said the program began two years ago as part of an effort to provide jobs for young adults in the Evanston community and fill open positions at NU. All program participants were formerly unemployed or underemployed.
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It’s going to make a lot of Evanstonians really know that Northwestern is there, just like Evanston is. Josh Emanuel, Member of graduating class
University President Morton Schapiro told The Daily in an interview earlier this month that providing job training to local residents
POLICE BLOTTER Chicago man arrested in connection with multiple traffic offenses
A Chicago resident was arrested in connection with multiple traffic-related offenses on Monday in south Evanston. The man was using a cell phone while driving
was a priority for former Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl. “One of the things that was very important to (Tisdahl) was that we train … potentially very talented people who are at-risk with very high unemployment rates,” he said. “I’m very happy that we’ve done that ever since I got here and it seems to be paying off.” Anderson said that all six of the first wave of graduates were employed full-time — four directly by the University. The program not only provides job opportunities, but also addresses an important deficit in University staff. “The University was specifically looking for some talent to come and work in the area of the trades,” Anderson said. “The majority of our labor force — probably two-thirds of our labor force — are already retirement eligible.” In the future, Anderson said the University has plans to continue and expand the training program to address ongoing hiring needs. Joshua Emanuel, a member of this year’s class, said he is set to graduate this month. He has trained at the electric shop and the central utility plant at NU for the past year. Emanuel said he recently secured a full-time job at the electric shop. “The things that Northwestern has done with the community are outstanding,” Emanuel said. “It’s going to make a lot of Evanstonians really know that Northwestern is there, just like Evanston is.” Emanuel said that the program has encouraged him to seek further education and career opportunities.
on Howard Street, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The man was also not wearing a seatbelt. When the officer pulled the man over, he noticed the man’s license was suspended, Dugan said. He was charged with using a handheld cellular device, failure to wear a safety belt, expired registration and driving with a suspended license.
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A construction site on Northwestern’s campus. The second class of trainees from a trade skills program are graduating this month.
“This makes me want to go back to school and learn more about electricity,” Emanuel said. “I’ll try to work my way up the ladder and then
hopefully be around for the next 30 years.”
Evanston woman arrested in connection with three traffic offenses
The officer also found that she had no proof of insurance, and she did not have a valid driver’s license, Dugan said. She was then charged with driving while using a handheld device, no valid driver’s license and no proof of auto insurance.
On Tuesday morning, an Evanston resident was arrested in connection with three traffic offenses in west Evanston. The woman was driving on Dodge Avenue near Church Street when an officer stopped her for using a cell phone while driving, Dugan said.
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Filmmaker discusses racism in Israel
By MATTHEW CHOI
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Documentary maker Rebecca Pierce discussed the impacts and manifestations of anti-black racism in Israel and how it affects Palestinians during an event Wednesday evening. The event, titled “A Lens on Injustice” and hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine in Harris Hall, featured segments of Pierce’s work interwoven in her talk on anti-black racism and police brutality in Israel, and how they tie into the Palestinian conflict. Roughly 25 people attended the event, which was co-sponsored by The Buffett Institute for Global Studies, African American studies department, the Africa Seminar and the Ethnic Studies Graduate Colloquium. Pierce is an African American Jewish filmmaker, journalist and activist based out of the San Francisco area. Her work focuses predominantly on racial issues in the United States, the Palestinian territories and Israel, and she also is a core member of the Jews of Color and Sephardi/Mizrahi Caucus organized in partnership with Jewish Voice for Peace. The event was held as part of SJP’s Israel Apartheid Week, which aims to showcase the Palestinian and other marginalized narratives, said Weinberg senior Marcel Hanna, SJP president. Hanna said the week comes on the anniversary of the Nakba, which Palestinians remember as the mass expulsion and exodus of Palestinians from their homes in 1948 during the declaration of the modern state of Israel. Nakba Day, observed on May 15, follows what Israelis observe as their independence day, first held on May 14, 1948. “The point of this (week) is to showcase the Palestinian narrative on campus, the narrative of dispossession and resistance and struggle for freedom,” Hanna said. During the talk, Pierce spoke about Zionism and Israel’s beginnings, saying they were formed by white, Ashkenazi Jews in Europe in response to European nationalism, largely excluding other Jews. “Jews of color are often completely left out of the
conversation,” she said. “This is so bad that a lot of Americans don’t even know Jews of color is a thing.” Pierce discussed the histories and current situations of several communities of color in Israel, including Mizrahi Jews, who are Arab Jews who immigrated to Israel; Ethiopian Jews; and non-Jewish refugees from sub-saharan African countries like Sudan and Eritrea. Using the terms “brown washing” and “black washing,” Pierce said the state of Israel often showcases people of color living in Israel to absolve itself of racism. The reality, she said, is that these people are largely discriminated against in Israeli society. “Often ( Jews of color) are used as symbols of Israeli diversity, and they’re used to cover up abuses against Palestinians,” Pierce said. “In the process of this, our stories are erased, and so are our own histories of oppression when it comes to Israel.” Pierce said communities of color in Israel have faced systemic discrimination throughout the country’s history. She said higher numbers of black and Mizrahi Jews serve in combat units of the military, as military service is required for citizenship and upward mobility. Pierce said black and Mizrahi Jews often are subject to worse treatment in the military and are commonly used as foot soldiers in Palestinian occupation, which she said forces them to partake in the oppression of others. Throughout the talk, Pierce played clips from documentaries she has worked on, including clips featuring Ethiopian refuseniks, who said they refused to serve in the military after being denied civil rights and being themselves victims of military brutality. “Within the Jewish community is this question of, should we have a Jewish state or shouldn’t we?” Pierce said. “There also needs to be discussion of what kind of Jewish state is Israel, and right now, it’s a white supremacist one.” Fifth-year McCormick student Kareem Youssef, who attended the event, said he enjoyed hearing Pierce’s perspective and learned a lot about the lessdiscussed aspects of racial politics in Israel. “I applaud individuals like Rebecca Pierce who did this event, as well as Jewish Voice for Peace … who won’t hesitate to stand with Palestinians and talk about these issues,” Youssef said. “The hope is
bringing this to light can expand upon the need for intersectional activism and alliances and solidarity.” matthewchoi2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Illinois Democrats applaud special counsel in Russia investigation
Illinois Democrats applauded a decision Wednesday by the Department of Justice to appoint former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special council to oversee an investigation into possible Russian influence in the 2016 presidential election. “I have the highest regard for (Mueller’s) integrity and intelligence,” U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) tweeted Wednesday. “He is an excellent choice to serve as special counsel investigating the criminal aspects of Russian meddling in our presidential election.” The appointment follows bipartisan calls for a more independent investigation into President Donald Trump’s potential ties to Russia. It also comes after the president dismissed former FBI Director James Comey. In a letter last week, Trump said he agreed with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein that Comey was “not able to effectively lead the Bureau.” Trump on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Russia investigation would yield no evidence of wrongdoing. “As I have stated many times, a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know – there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity,” Trump said in the statement. “I look forward to this matter concluding quickly.” Tension continued to build Tuesday after the New York Times reported that Trump had asked Comey to back off an investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The information comes from a memo allegedly authored by Comey in which he details a private, Oval Office conversation with the president.
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ASG Senate confirms new treasurer By JONAH DYLAN
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Associated Student Government Senate unanimously confirmed Weinberg freshman Dillon Saks as treasurer on Wednesday. Saks, previously a residential senator, will take over the position from SESP freshman
Austin Gardner, who was confirmed as vice president for accessibility and inclusion in April. “I grew up in a household that valued fiscal responsibility and talking about money,” Saks said to senators before the vote. “I felt like this was a position that I was very cut out for.” Chief of staff Lars Benson told The Daily the treasurer is not on the executive board, so Saks was not sworn in and has no official limit
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Dillon Saks speaks during Wednesday’s ASG Senate. The Weinberg freshman was later confirmed as ASG treasurer.
on his term. The Weinberg junior added he interviewed multiple candidates for the position but thought Saks was the most qualified. “Dillon stood out to me among the candidates that I interviewed as someone who really cared about the position, who really cared about things like deadlines, things like fiscal responsibility,” he said. “It’s pretty clear that even though he’s a freshman, he has a lot of ambition within ASG and really cares about the institution, and I think that’s what’s most important for a job like this.” The treasurer works with ASG’s executive board, particularly Benson, ASG president Nehaarika Mulukutla and executive vice president Rosalie Gambrah. The treasurer also works with the Student Organization Finance Office. “Treasurer is a very important position, definitely very underspoken because it doesn’t have the institutionalization of an exec board,” Benson said. Later in the meeting, vice president for A-status finances Daniel Wu gave a presentation to Senate explaining the A-status funding procedures. The A-status finances committee allocates about $1.5 million to fund A-status organizations, according to the presentation, which comes from the mandatory $62.30 quarterly student activities fee. Senate will vote on the funding next week. jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Battles of the Bands, DJs select Dillo student acts By KRISTINE LIAO
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After performing in Sargent Dining Hall his sophomore year and opening for B.o.B in Chicago his junior year, McCormick senior Randall Harris, or “Prez Harris”, has earned his spot on the Dillo Day main stage. “We just hadn’t done the biggest stage at Northwestern, and we really wanted to do that,” he said. Harris and his band Prez Harris & Friends, along with DJ duo “Onnij & Ouyang,” will be performing alongside national and local artists on the Dillo Day main stage after winning in the annual Battle of the DJs and Battle of the Bands earlier this month. Prez Harris & Friends claimed first place in Battle of the Bands. Weinberg senior Jin No and McCormick freshman William Ouyang, who call themselves “Onnij & Ouyang,” won this year’s Battle of the DJs.
Prez Harris fosters unity
Harris adopted the name Prez Harris his freshman year, then joined with Bienen dual-degree fifth year Frank Lin — whose DJ name is Frnkln — his junior year, planting the seeds for their band Prez Harris & Friends. He released his first mixtape, “State of The Union”, in January 2015, and has performed in Chicago, Michigan and Wisconsin. “I’m definitely excited to perform at Dillo, but not too much nervous,” Harris said. “It’s just something that I’ve wanted for a few years now, so to see it all come into fruition is pretty exciting.”
Harris said he spent his sophomore year taking every opportunity to perform on campus, even in the Sargent Dining Hall, he said. Eventually, he was able to build his brand and ended up earning second place in that year’s Battle of the Bands. The following year, he joined a Mayfest committee, disqualifying him from competing. Still, that didn’t prevent him from performing at Battle of the Bands as a guest artist. Crowd participation is a big component of Harris’ performances, as one of the major themes in his music is unity, he said. He teaches the crowd the lyrics and encourages the audience to sing along. He also takes advantage of the diverse components of his band, which includes two dancers, to provide a high-energy performance. A native of Maywood, Illinois, Harris said his biggest inspiration behind his music is his family. His music focus on issues in Chicago, especially race relations, but also around the world. “I try to (convey) that in a fun way,” Harris said. “I have a song that’s upbeat and dancy about my journey as an artist, but it’s also about how there are systemic things oppressing us, and how we need to move past them.” The song Harris refers to is “The Wall”, which is on his upcoming EP “A Different World”. He said the name of the album comes from the 1980s and 1990s sitcom of the same name, in which Denise from “The Cosby Show” goes to college. Harris said as he was watching the show, he recognized many contemporary social problems depicted in the late ’80s and early ’90s. “The whole project (the EP) is focused
on how over time, all these things haven’t changed much,” Harris said. “But we kind of got to look back on history to see what worked and what didn’t work to use those things to achieve what we really want to achieve in the future.”
Onnij & Ouyang vibe it out
After meeting at a DJ event fall quarter, No and Ouyang decided to collaborate as a duo for a chance to perform at Dillo Day. They promoted themselves on social media and through word of mouth to gather as much support as they could, Ouyang said. “We just felt super grateful,” Ouyang said. “We finished and we were both high off of life. We just felt so good, not even about whether or not we won, but just seeing so many people go crazy at Nevin’s was such a great experience.” No said since they only had 20 minutes during Battle of the DJs, their setlist was “just bangers after bangers.” Since they have an entire hour for Dillo Day, they can experiment with different styles without the pressure of time and competition, No said. Ouyang first started DJing his freshman year of high school, and slowly gained experience through performing at school parties and formals, he said. No, on the other hand, picked up DJing last year from a friend in his fraternity, Beta Theta Pi. For him, it became a “fun and therapeutic” hobby, he said. Both No and Ouyang are uncertain about the future with regards to DJing, but both said they expect it to remain a big part of their lives. No plans to go into consulting after graduating, but will “definitely continue mixing past graduation,” he said.
Ouyang plans to pursue a career in finance, but, as he is still a freshman, would be open to any opportunities that come along to make DJing a bigger part of his life, he said. “This has been the biggest hobby I’ve had my whole life,” Ouyang said. “A lot of times hobbies come and go. You do something for one to two years and then it ends. I’ve done this for quite a long time and it hasn’t gotten old yet, and I don’t think it will.” Communication senior Joe Salwen, Mayfest’s co-director of promotions, said the Battle of the DJs and Battle of the Bands are a tradition to showcase the musical talent of on-campus student groups. When selecting a winner for Battle of the Bands, the judges look for someone who will be able to draw a group and get people to the Lakefill early on Dillo Day, Salwen said. “The more we can incorporate student groups into this day, the better we can make Dillo Day itself,” Salwen said. “The main stage offers the biggest audience and the biggest venue Northwestern can provide, and being a part of the lineup on Dillo is something special in itself.” Ouyang said a big part of “Onnij & Ouyang’s” identity is simply to have fun, and he hopes that the the future winners of Battle of the DJs share the same value. “It ’s just about bringing your friends together, playing stuff that you guys all like and everybody just vibing out,” Ouyang said. “I hope people don’t take it too seriously because at the end of the day, we’re college students just trying to do our thing and play some music while we’re at it.” kristineliao2020@u.northwestern.edu
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RTVF class launches film festival at Block Museum By EMILY CHAIET
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Communication junior Orli Spierer hopes to work at a film festival when she graduates. This year, Spierer did not have to wait to fulfill her dream, as she was able to plan a student film festival with her classmates through a Radio, Television and Film class. This is the first year the class, RTVF 398: Curatorial Practices, has been offered. The class organized the Northwestern University Student Film Festival at the Block Museum of Art, which will take place this Friday. “Our big project for this class is making this film festival, which has been really fun,” Spierer said. “It’s definitely cooler than most class homework. This class was really interesting to me because it’s what I actually want to do.” Communication Prof. Ines Sommer teaches the class. Spierer said they will show a variety of films such as documentaries, music videos and animated pieces at the festival. The festival is entirely student run with students in the RTVF 398 class planning everything, from selecting the films to advertising the festival to the public. The students have been planning this film festival since the beginning of Spring Quarter. “The angle of the festival is having it be very interdisciplinary within Northwestern and having it be a celebration of all student art that has any moving image component,” said SESP senior Caroline Levy, a student in the class. “Some of the other opportunities to have your films shown on campus really target more of
that fiction film, fiction short, so we wanted to try to encompass documentary works and new media stuff.” The students received about 40 entries from Northwestern undergraduate students, graduate students and recent alumni. From these
and the Art Theory and Practice major, Levy said. At least three students watched each film that was submitted. Afterwards, the students rated the films based on a rubric and gave comments on them. The students then decided from
Source: Orli Spierer
A still from Communication senior Catherine Yang’s music video “Clear Glass.” The Northwestern University Student Film Festival will show a variety of films such as documentaries, music videos and animated pieces.
entries, they selected 17 films to be shown. The festival was open to students in all schools, but they reached out specifically to students in the RTVF major; Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications;
the films with the highest ratings which they wanted to show at the festival. “It honestly worked out really well,” Spierer said. “We were all pretty much in agreement about which pieces we were excited about and
which pieces would fit into the festival the best.” One of the documentaries that will play at the festival is Communication senior Lakshmi Karuparthy’s “Painted Poison.” It follows a family that lives in a Southwest neighborhood of Chicago who have been living in a home with lead-based paint and shows the problem of lead poisoning in Chicago homes. Karuparthy said she is excited to have her film shown in this festival because she did not have enough time to enter it into other film festivals. She said the entry process for the Northwestern University Student Film Festival was very simple, especially because it was free. “I think this festival is important because it gives students an outlet to showcase a lot of work that they’ve put a lot of time into,” Karuparthy said. “So much time goes into making these films and I think it’s great that work gets to be recognized and it only helps to invigorate the film makers to keep doing what they’re doing and to keep working to what their goals are in terms of filmmaking.” Levy said this film festival is important because there are rare opportunities on Northwestern’s campus to actually show student work, even though Northwestern has strong creative departments. “I think people would enjoy coming to this event because they’ll see, still in a short amount of time, a more diverse range of works than they might necessarily see at another screening or event on campus,” Levy said. “This is an opportunity for students on campus to see animated work, fiction films, music videos, documentaries and more that are made by their peers.” emilychaiet2020@u.northwestern.edu
Civitas Ensemble to perform with Czech folk group By EMILY CHAIET
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Civitas Ensemble and the Gipsy Way Ensemble have no form of vocal communication, but they can communicate through their music. Civitas, a Chicago-based classical group in which a Northwestern professor performs, will be creating an album and documentary with the Gipsy Way, a folk music group from the Czech Republic. Civitas will be performing with the Gipsy Way Ensemble on May 21 at the Merit School of Music. The two groups first performed together in January at the the Czech Touches of Music International Music Festival in Prague. Civitas received a MacArthur Foundation grant in order to perform with the Gipsy Way in Chicago. “We wanted to do something together, but we also wanted to have a meaningful project together, so this seems to have the substance of musical importance as well as cultural importance,” Civitas violinist Yuan-Qing Yu said. “This was a great opportunity for us to do a cultural exchange it was very appropriate.” The collaboration was brought by a friendship between Yu and Gipsy Way violinist Pavel Šporcl. Yu says she hopes this performance can help combat stereotypes about gypsy culture and show that gypsy musicians take their work just as seriously as any other artist. After the concert, there will be a reception where local Chicago gypsy bands will perform.
“I hope from this project they don’t think about (the stigma associated with gypsy music) at all,” Yu said. “We’re celebrating the people and we’re celebrating their music, so nothing except the positive things will be seen and remembered from this project.” Bienen Prof. J. Lawrie Bloom, the clarinetist for Civitas, said that it was initially difficult to work with the Gipsy Way Ensemble because of the language barrier. However, the groups were eventually able to communicate through their music. “It was very interesting,” Bloom said. “Of course you have to adapt to learning how other people move. Good musicians on both sides can listen to each other and make adjustments to try to fit together. It was interesting with no common language with several of them seeing how you can communicate without words.” The album that they are creating together will have Romani-inspired music that they will perform live at the concert. Winston Choi, the pianist for Civitas and a Northwestern alumnus, said it has been a rewarding experience to combine Civitas’ classical style with the Gipsy Way’s Romani-style music. Many composers have gypsy and folk influences in their works, he said. “There are many things that are similar between our musical languages, so it has been thrilling to work with musicians from a different kind of convention and emphasize our differences,” Choi said. “They have a different way of learning music, so that was eye opening and also a lot of fun for us to work together with them.” Choi said after this experience, the Civitas
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The Civitas Ensemble performs with the Gipsy Way Ensemble at the Czech Touches of Music International Music Festival in Prague in January. The groups will be having a concert together at the Merit School of Music on May 21.
group wants to create more international connections with various styles of music, and working with the Czech group has changed their way of thinking. “It’s a chance to broaden the horizons of all
of our audience members,” Choi said “It’ll be a delight for people to hear these amazing musicians and to see our interactions with them.” emilychaiet2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Williams has previously told The Daily none of the charges made against her involved criminal behavior, or sexual or financial improprieties. She has also refuted all the charges and believes they are “completely without merit.” “A fair-minded person would have to ask, ‘Why this level of intense and vindictive action now? Why this apparent shoring up of charges, based on manipulations of the facts?’,” Williams said in a statement last month. “Other staff members are not treated this way.” Tannen said the personnel matter of Williams’ suspension is “not really relevant” to a discussion of the library’s equity and inclusion. He urged residents
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017 support the Palestinian cause,” he said. “That is very telling of them choosing to intimidate people who want to support the Palestinian cause, and that is very telling of the reasons behind why they held the vigil.” Multiple students said there was no communication between SJP and the vigil organizers prior to Odeh’s talk. Stein said student organizers did not have enough time to contact SJP, as they found out about Odeh coming to campus over the weekend. “We found out on very short notice and we had very little time to plan this vigil, so all of our efforts were focused on the vigil,” he said. Max said she understood how people attending the SJP event may have felt uncomfortable because of the vigil attendees. The attendees were silent and didn’t have any large picket signs in an effort to be “as respectable as possible,” she said. The vigil attendees chose to line up on both sides of the building’s entrance rather than gather in front because it was the “best way we would be present without being an obstruction,” Max said. If the attendees had formed a circle, Max said it would have been difficult for people to get past the vigil and into the building. First-year Ph.D. student Isaac Miller, who is Jewish and a member of SJP, said it was “disturbing” that the vigil was held on Nakba Day, which commemorates the fleeing and expulsion of more than 750,000 Palestinians following the creation of the state of Israel. “To have a vigil that doesn’t acknowledge the expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinians is not a safe space for all students and, in fact, is condoning Israel’s violence and occupation,” said Miller, who is also a member of Jewish Voice for Peace, a national organization that supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
movement. If vigil organizers cared about “the sanctity of life,” Hanna said, then they should have hosted a vigil to mourn the lives of Palestinian victims. Hanna said vigil organizers’ lack of doing so “shows that their mourning has a political agenda.” “Their selective outrage is very telling of whose lives matter to them and whose lives don’t,” Hanna said. The vigil was not held to counteract Nakba Day, but had to be held Monday because that was when Odeh spoke, Stein said. The timing of the event gave organizers “no choice,” he said. Stein added his organization, Wildcats for Israel, did not see it as their role to plan a vigil for Palestinian victims because they are “not the leader of the Palestinian narrative on campus.” However, he said the organization “would not be opposed” to any vigil that mourned Palestinian lives or lives of anyone taken in any conflict. The vigil was not held to make a pro-Israel statement, and organizers made sure not to mention Israel in any way during the event, Max said. Choosing to mourn the deaths of the two students before SJP’s event was not in response to Odeh’s beliefs, she said. “The reason we had a problem is because she’s been convicted of terrorist action that resulted in the death of two people,” she said. “We weren’t going to protest anything she might say about her political beliefs. We were just speaking out against a violent act that she has been convicted of being a part of.” Max said she wants to continue to try to build relationships between different campus organizations. She said she hopes student groups from both sides of the conflict can work together to have dialogue and develop programming that presents multiple sides of the story.
at the meeting to consider the library’s extensive diversity efforts. Board member Tori Foreman said she was “disappointed” by the community’s response to Williams’ suspension. She said she thinks people protested without knowing all of the facts and that the library has become more inclusive over the years. “It’s insulting to say that one person of color here is the hallmark of diversity when the whole entire staff here is committed to diversity,” Foreman said. Library officials have repeatedly declined to share the details of Williams’ case, citing a policy not to discuss matters of personnel. Tannen said protests against the library are “counterproductive” because they could discourage people of color from working there. They also could discourage people from donating money to the library that
would fund programs to promote diversity, he said. While Danczak Lyons said the library “welcome(s) everyone,” she added officials should look for better ways to advertise librarian positions to people of color. Danczak Lyons said that the reason why EPL has only one full-time black librarian can be traced to a larger issue of equal representation in the field. A study from the American Library Association shows roughly 5 percent of all credentialed librarians are African American, and about 3 percent are Latinx. At Wednesday’s meeting, the board also approved contracts for the North Branch renovation and Main Library generator engineering projects, as well as the extension of an employee’s contract. sydneystone2020@u.northwestern.edu
Since becoming president of SJP two years ago, Hanna said none of the students in the three groups that organized Monday’s vigil reached out to him to talk or discuss joint programming. Max said she is aware of the lack of communication between SJP and Hillel. “We often are wary to reach out to SJP because we assume they won’t want to talk, but I think that’s something that needs to change,” she said. “I would rather send a million emails, texts and Facebook messages trying to set up a meeting and if we get turned down or we don’t hear back that’s fine, but this is a relationship that’s really important to me that I would love to build.” Before dialogue can happen, Hanna said, there needs to be an understanding of the power dynamics that are in place. Dialogue between sides cannot occur until they are both on equal ground, he said. For that to happen, Hanna said the organizations cannot continue to “advocate for and celebrate” the oppression of Palestinians. “Until that occurs and until there is an equal power dynamic, any sort of conversation will not be a dialogue, but it will be a reinforcement of existing power structures,” he said. Both Stein and Max said they have encouraged members of their organizations to attend SJP programming to learn more about the group’s narrative. Stein said he is “extremely interested” in an initiative that would bring Wildcats for Israel and SJP together. “Even though we may have irreconcilable political views, I certainly believe that we don’t have irreconcilable understandings of each other’s narrative and suffering,” he said. allysonchiu2018@u.northwestern.edu
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International students can work to end stigmas surrounding mental health disorders, even if they are a taboo topic at home, two Counseling and Psychological Services staff said at an event Wednesday. Monika Gutkowska, a staff psychologist, and Qianhui Zhang, a staff therapist, spoke at the event, which was held at Fisk Hall and attended by about 25 people. At the event, sponsored by the International Student Association, the two gave a presentation that stressed the effects of social and internalized stigmas about mental health disorders. They emphasized the importance of support systems in challenging the stigmas that may shame people with mental disorders. Zhang said when international students come to Northwestern, they might lose the social connections and support systems from back home, so they must find them at NU. “When you move to the U.S., it s a little bit different because you are kind of cut off from a lot of those naturally embedded resources,” Zhang said. “So when you’re coming here to study on your own, that becomes … a risk factor. There’s a more need for you to understand what are the local resources and how you can utilize it.” Gutkowska said because of the busy culture at NU, it is easy to compare one’s self to others, which can be detrimental to mental health. She said students should be vulnerable with one another so they can gain deeper trust and understanding of their friends. She added that people can be hesitant to reach out for help because they perceive seeking professional help to be a sign of weakness. She said this misconception feeds a self-stigma that can cause people with mental disorders to judge themselves and prevent them from seeking help. “We hear this a lot, that mental health and therapy is an American thing or it’s a white thing,” Gutkowska said. “‘Everyone has a
therapist, especially those who live in New York, so why would I go to seek help?’” McCormick junior Jack Evans helped plan the event as part of a larger series called “Food for Thought” that discuss current events. He said even though Wednesday’s event had a different focus from other Food for Thought events, mental health was important because students come from different cultures that have varying views on mental health. “Mental health is such a complicated issue and everyone deals with it to some degree, and so it’s important to approach it from every angle possible,” Evans said. “Mental health for international students (can mean) the feelings of being displaced from your country and culture shock and things like that.”
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Mental health for international students (can mean) the feelings of being displaced from your country and culture shock. Jack Evans, McCormick Junio
Evans added that for some international students, mental health was not a topic talked about in school until they came to NU. Ultimately, Zhang said students can combat stigma and create a healthier NU by supporting their friends and reaching out if they have an issue. She said while students should strive to exhibit empathy when listening to their friends, they also should balance their own mental health needs. “Always make sure that after you support someone, you need to take care of yourself,” Zhang said. “(Friendships are) about the quality of the connection, and sharing, and cultivating connection, and vulnerability, and love.” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu
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unspectacular start, besides a 3-for-3 game against North Carolina State on February 25, in which she recorded two doubles, a home run and five RBIs. She finished the Cats’ opening stretch of non-conference play with a .250 average, and hit seventh in the lineup in the team’s first Big Ten game against Wisconsin in late March. The transition into conference play appeared to have lit a fire under Petersen, because suddenly, she became the power-hitting force Drohan said she always envisioned. “We knew we would count on her this year to provide that power in our lineup,” Drohan said. “She’s really grown a lot as a ballplayer over the years, and there were some moments where she really led our team.” Petersen smashed two homers in the second game of that series with Wisconsin. Then, after a sluggish offensive effort in NU’s Michigan series the next weekend, Petersen exploded at home against Maryland. In the series with the Terrapins that earned Petersen Big Ten Player of the Week honors, she led the Cats to two wins after a dismal 1-5 start in conference play and proved that the cleanup spot — which she first held that weekend — was hers to keep. Though a slump at the end of the season caused her average to dip from its Big Ten peak at .306 down to .262, Petersen finished as the team’s leader
THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017 in numerous categories — doubles, home runs, total bases and slugging percentage. Her 14 doubles were good enough for the program’s fifth all-time in a single season. “This year, I resolved to leave it all on the field and accept whatever might be thrown at me,” she said. “I tried to make the most of the opportunities I (was) given and to obviously be thankful for them too.”
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With the season concluded, Petersen awaits graduating from Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering with a degree in mechanical engineering, and starting her job at Northrop Grumman, a federal defense contractor in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Petersen’s legacy isn’t contained to her impact in right field and the batter’s box, or her academic accolades — she was named Academic All-Big Ten in 2015 and 2016 — but perhaps is best represented by the mentorship and guidance she provided in the dugout, at practices and off the field. Drohan insisted that Petersen and her fellow graduating seniors, first baseman Alcy Bush and left fielder Krista Williams, led the way in that regard, using their seniority to advise the team’s younger players and build strong team chemistry. “Anna’s always there for her teammates and she’ll do anything for them,” Drohan said. “She’s a very kind soul, and that’s been evident throughout her entire career.” evanaugeri2020@u.northwestern.edu
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After leaving Maryland with two crucial wins last weekend, Northwestern can breathe a little easier entering their final regular season series against Rutgers. That doesn’t mean, however, that the Wildcats can coast to one of the final spots in the Big Ten tournament. NU (21-28, 10-11 Big Ten) is trailed closely by Michigan State, which is just one game back in the conference standings, an ordering that could change with both teams’ final series. “We have the opportunity to be in the tournament, but now we have to go play 27 innings of baseball,” coach Spencer Allen said. “So that’s how we’re going to get it done, not big picture.” Statistically, Rutgers (19-31, 7-13) should offer the Cats little challenge compared the Terrapins, a Big Ten power. However, inconsistency and surprising results have defined NU this season. Freshman infielder Alex Erro said the team is very different now than it was at the beginning of the season. “I would say ever since Iowa we started playing a different brand of baseball,” Erro said. “Going into every series we’ve been pretty confident that we’re going to come out with victories, and we’ve just been executing and playing good baseball and we’re looking good now.” Since the Iowa series, NU has won 13 of 21 games, including seven victories against Big Ten opponents.
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Though Allen said the recent Maryland wins will certainly provide confidence for the team moving forward, that alone won’t lead to wins in the upcoming series. “I think the biggest thing is knowing that we don’t get any runs from the Maryland game — it starts 0-0,” Allen said. “Rutgers is a very good team, a very good offensive team so we have to use the confidence but we have to go play better than them and each day come out.” NU’s relentless offense shined particularly in the second game of the series, in which the Cats outscored Maryland 11-3, but the Cats defense will likely also need to be strong against the Scarlet Knights. However, the bullpen has largely reflected the team’s success at the plate with several solid performances on the mound. A major contributor to that has been freshman pitcher Hank Christie, who allowed just six hits and one walk in his 8 innings against the Terrapins. “Last week, coach told us especially that free bases were going to kill us, so I was focusing more on throwing strikes, getting strikeouts and getting the team deeper into the game, rather than just 5 innings or so,” Christie said. Though Christie said it’s difficult to ignore the tournament implications of the end-ofseason games, the team has tried to treat it the same as all of the others. As for preparation for the final series, Allen says the seniors have been key in making sure everything stays the same, something he says New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi — who played his college ball at NU — urged the Cats to focus on during his visit in early May. the influence of money in Illinois elections by matching every six donations between $25 and $150. Candidates who opt into the program would not be allowed to accept contributions exceeding $500 from a single donor, according to a Tuesday news release. “This is one way we can restore the balance of power in government and ensure that average people — those who represent Main Street America and middle-class values, not Wall Street and the corporate class — have
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Alex Erro fires the ball across the infielder. The freshman infielder and the Wildcats can lock up a spot in the Big Ten Tournament with a strong series this weekend against Rutgers.
“I think the guys have done a great job, that’s where your senior leaders help out. As coaches, honestly I’m just trying to do less and make sure that you don’t get in the way of each guy’s preparation,” Allen said. “We want to make
sure we are prepared for how Rutgers is going to play, but otherwise it’s just stay out of the way and hopefully enjoy it.”
greater influence over the decisions that are made in Springfield and elsewhere,” Biss said in the release. The system proposed by the legislation would encourage “ordinary” people to compete “financially and ideologically” with wealthy donors and allow for more diverse candidates, the release reads. Jay Young, political director with Common Cause Illinois, said in the release the bill would inhibit the influence of wealth in
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It’s brought a lot of frustration. ... But each little setback was a lesson in how to overcome obstacles, regardless of — Anna Petersen, senior outfielder how significant.
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SWINGING INTO THE SUNSET
After career marred by injuries, Petersen comes alive as slugger in senior season By EVAN AUGERI
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Petersen and the were no-hit in game of the senior fielder’s career, a 5-1 loss to Minnesota last Friday in the Big Ten Tournament’s second round. But that finish was an ironic end to Petersen’s four years at Northwestern, during which she experienced steady improvement, prevailed over nagging injuries and eventually commanded the Cats’ offense. In her senior season, Petersen finally realized her promise as a power hitter, earning the rights to the cleanup slot after a career-defining weekend against Maryland in early April. Following Petersen’s 6-for-8 performance, highlighted by two home runs, eight RBIs and eventual Big Ten Player of the Week honors, coach Kate Drohan had just one adjective to describe her slugging senior: “outstanding.”
A local beginning
Northwestern is in Petersen’s DNA, literally. She was born in Evanston and baptized at NU’s Sheil Catholic Center. Her grandfather is an alumnus, and her mother formerly worked at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Petersen comes from a large and athletic family — she is the oldest of six children and just one of many studentathletes. Her father played baseball and football at Iowa State, while her younger sister Ellie is a junior volleyball player at West Point and her brother Jacob is a freshman playing baseball at the University of Chicago. Although her parents relocated southwest to Aurora, Illinois when she was young, Petersen said her Northwestern origins form an important part of her identity. “I can’t really remember living here …
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because I did move away when I was a couple years old,” Petersen said. “It’s just a fun fact about me, but honestly, playing at Northwestern is kind of like coming home.”
A ‘great fit’
Petersen racked up accolades in the classroom and on the field during her four years at Metea Valley High School in Aurora. She earned twelve varsity letters while being named to eight different Academic All-Conference teams and managing a 4.67 GPA. On the diamond, Petersen received two All-Conference awards, slugged 10 home runs and 45 RBIs as a sophomore and hit .495 as a junior. These achievements caught the eyes of NU’s coaching tandem of twin sisters Kate and Caryl Drohan. “Anna is a great athlete,” Kate Drohan said. “She’s very strong, an incredible worker and a really bright student — so we thought she’d be a great fit for Northwestern.” Petersen said she attended her first college workout before her senior year of high school, and was quickly sold on NU. She attributed the decision to many of the reasons students are drawn here — the elite academics, the proximity to Chicago and the diverse community — but most of all to the Drohans’ premier softball program, which had reached a Women’s College World Series as recently as 2007. As a senior looking back, she found no fault in that reasoning. “(Kate and Caryl) are just the best when it comes to on-the-field coaching, and the relationships that I’ve shared off the field with them as well,” Petersen said. “They’re just the most incredible people, and I can’t be more thankful that they saw something in me when I came to my first camp.”
Nagging injuries — and ensuing struggles
The momentum Petersen gained her sophomore and junior seasons at Metea Valley came to an abrupt halt when she
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tore her meniscus her senior year. The injury lingered during her time in Evanston, as Petersen re-injured that same knee at the end of her freshman season, and has been a frequent victim of the injury bug since then. Despite never needing a surgery during her collegiate career, she braved those complications and shoulder ailments up through her final season. “It kind of feels like in my four years here I’ve never caught a break,” Petersen said. “I’ve hit my stride, but then things come up (and slow) me down. It’s brought a lot of frustration, and often left me wondering if I could have done more to prevent it. But each little setback was a lesson in how to overcome obstacles, regardless of how significant.” Petersen’s output from her first three seasons shows that youth kept her from
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We knew we would count on her this year to provide that power in our lineup. Kate Drohan, coach
consistent playing time, but also that nagging injuries may have slowed her. In her first two years on campus, she totaled a meager eight plate appearances, and in her junior season, she tallied only one extrabase hit in 39 at-bats, not yet demonstrating her power potential. However, Drohan said the numbers aren’t always so telling. “Yes, she has always battled some different injuries throughout college,” Drohan said. “But when she’s been able to go, she’s (given) her team her all.”
The fiery finale
Petersen’s senior year had an » See PETERSEN, page 10
MEN’S GOLF
Massive late collapse dooms NU at NCAA Regionals By JONAH DYLAN
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Andrew Whalen watches his putt roll past the hole. The senior and the Wildcats blew a huge lead in the NCAA Regionals on Wednesday and saw their season end.
It’s complete devastation for Northwestern. The Wildcats lost in a playoff to Jacksonville for the fifth and final spot to NCAA Championships from the Baton Rouge regional. After 54 holes, the teams were deadlocked at 19-over par, and NU’s season ended shortly thereafter after falling in the second playoff hole. “It’s brutal,” coach David Inglis said. “You work so hard all year to put yourself in that position and to not get it done is beyond disappointing, it’s awful. Guys are just dejected. The season’s over, obviously for the seniors, you really feel for them, because that’s it, that’s their college career, finished. Overall, just bitter disappointment.” As has been the case many times this season, the Cats got off to a rough start and ended the first day tied for 8th place. But they stormed back on day two, jumping into a fourth place tie after carding the second best round of the day. Inglis said he wasn’t sure what caused the first day lull. “I’d love to figure that one out, because in the first round we were not ready to play, again,” he said. “We looked a little bit nervous; we looked a little bit hesitant.” On the third and final day of the
tournament, NU stayed in the top five for most of the day, even moving past No. 7 Oregon at one point. After a rough 16th hole, the Cats got three clutch birdies from freshman Everton Hawkins, junior Dylan Wu and sophomore Ryan Lumsden to take a one-stroke lead on the Dolphins going into the final hole. But on 18, the Cats collapsed. “I didn’t really know where we were standing,” Lumsden said. “I knew it was close on 18, and then I hit it in a bush and that didn’t go down well at all.”
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I knew it was close on 18, and then I hit it in a bush and that didn’t go down well at all. Ryan Lumsden, sophomore
After Lumsden’s drive out of bounds, NU still had a chance to win it in regulation, but Hawkins three-putted the last hole, giving Jacksonville a chance in the playoff. On the first hole of the sudden death playoff, two Dolphins hit into the water, but both recovered to make bogey. Again the Cats couldn’t capitalize, and the teams moved to the second suddendeath playoff hole. This time, however, Jacksonville took
advantage of an errant drive. Wu, who has been the top player for NU all season and who Inglis said should get AllAmerican recognition, hit his tee shot into the water. Lumsden and Hawkins both needed to make their birdie putts, but Hawkins missed and Inglis pulled his team off the course, knowing their season was over. “There’s a lot of encouraging things; it’s just none of that really comforts us at this point in time because we all so badly wanted to come back to Chicago and play for an NCAA championship, and to not be able to do that is a bitter pill to swallow,” Inglis said. It’s been a season of close defeats for the Cats, who consistently finished in near the top of the leaderboard all year year but never managed to get atop the podium. The story was the same on Wednesday. Wu finished tied for 7th, Lumsden finished 16th and senior Andrew Whalen finished tied for 24th in his final college tournament. Graduate student Conor Richardson, who transferred to NU from Florida for his final year of eligibility, said he had no regrets from his collegiate career. “I didn’t really go into it wanting it to be my last college event,” he said. “I didn’t wake up this morning thinking it’d be my last round, but every career in college has to come to an end. It’s a tough way to go out, but it’s been a good run.” jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu