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Affording Evanston As cost of living rises, some city
By DAVID FISHMAN
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Charrisse Roberson did “everything right.” She never drank alcohol or used drugs. She did odd jobs around the neighborhood as a child and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree. She even held management positions for most of her life. Then, in 2008, things took a turn for the worse. While
working as a branch manager at TCF Bank, Roberson collapsed. When she reached the hospital, doctors gave her a blood transfusion but no explanation for the sudden affliction. Gradually, the mysterious condition got worse and now Roberson needs a transfusion every week. Because she can no longer work, the government awarded her disability benefits, which she uses to support her two dependents. Roberson also qualifies for Section 8
residents struggle to keep up
— a federal program that helps “very low-income families” afford housing. But Roberson, who started a boutique clothing line to make additional income, said that is not enough. “I pay the heat, cooking gas, water and everything; plus you still have to eat,” she said. “I’m budgeting. I shop at the Dollar Store for heaven’s sake. I’ve never in my life had to shop at a Dollar Store. This is not the life.” Roberson’s is one of more than 5,000 Evanston
households that pay over 50 percent of their income to housing costs. At the same time, the city has lost 40 percent of its affordable housing units — for renters at 60 percent of the area median income and homebuyers at 80 percent — between 2004 and 2013 to high-priced rentals and homes. And after an election cycle where many municipal candidates vowed to improve affordability, voters passed a referendum in April to fund Evanston/Skokie School
District 65 that would increase Elizabeth Tisdahl said. “We’re property taxes by roughly $450 a very attractive community, a year. and so we have to be fightLocal officials and commu- ing gentrification all the time. nity leaders say maintaining That’s why I ran for mayor affordability should be a high eight years ago.” priority, inextricably linked to the city’s diverse population Losing the ‘character and progressive values. Never- of Evanston’ Numerous community theless, the problem is getting worse due in part to an exo- members highlighted what dus of unskilled jobs, lack of they call the “character of affordable housing and federal Evanston,” a longstanding budget cuts. dedication to progressivism, “Evanston’s becoming less affordable,” former Mayor » See AFFORDABILITY, page 4
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‘La La Land’ producer comes to NU Senate Dems pass Horowitz gives advice to students, talks career failures, experiences By EMILY CHAIET
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“La La Land” producer Jordan Horowitz (Communication ’02) during a talk Tuesday advised people who want to pursue a film career in Los Angeles to find the right people to work with and be patient. “LA takes a long time to open up to you,” Horowitz said. “It doesn’t actively open up to you the way that New York does. In LA you kind of have to do the work yourself.” Horowitz spoke to an audience of about 150 people in Owen L. Coon Forum about the process of producing the Oscar-winning film “La La Land,” which won six Academy Awards including Best Director, Best Actress and Best Original Musical Score. The event, hosted by Studio 22, featured a screening of the film, which was followed by a Q&A session. Communication sophomore and co-director of Studio 22 Megan Ballew said Horowitz’s talk was the first time Studio 22 had hosted
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“La La Land” producer Jordan Horowitz (Communication ’02) speaks during an event hosted by Studio 22 in the Owen L. Coon Forum on Tuesday. Horowitz said getting “La La Land” to be picked up by a studio was the “most difficult” thing he had ever done.
such a large speaking event. Tyler Gould, the other codirector of Studio 22, added that the event was a good way for the student group to gain attention outside of the Radio, Television and Film
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major. Gould, a Communication sophomore, said the group wanted Horowitz to come speak because he had just recently worked on “La La Land” and is a Northwestern
alumnus. “Part of Studio 22’s purpose is to assist in making student films, but also it’s educational,” Gould said. » See HOROWITZ, page 7
The Illinois Senate passed Tuesday a budget plan, which includes an income tax increase and an appropriation plan. The bills were passed after months of back-and-forth across the Senate aisle over proposals to end the budget impasse, which will start its third year at the end of June. The impasse was briefly relieved last year after the General Assembly passed a stopgap budget that appropriated spending through the end of 2016. The plan ran out without a backup, however, leaving the state again without a spending plan. Th e bills passed Tuesday would raise the state’s income tax from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent. One would require laundry and drycleaning, as well as tattoo and piercing services to be taxed. Despite some higher education cuts, the bills would also fully fund MAP grants, according to Senate Democrats. The bills also include plans
to cut funding for state services across the board by 5 percent, excluding K-12 education, which would receive $330 million in funding. In a news release, Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) said the budget plan balances Rauner’s proposed $37.3 billion budget, “eliminating its $4.5 billion hole with a mix of cut and revenues.” “ We’re stabilizing the finances and ending the chaos that this impasse has created,” Cullerton said at a news conference after the votes. The bills were passed without any Republican support. Senate minority leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) said in a statement she “cannot support the Senate Democrats’ budget and revenue package in its current form.” Radogno and Cullerton had previously worked this year on a “grand bargain” set of bills intended to end the budget impasse. Although roughly half of the bills passed, the plan fell apart after disagreements. Radogno said in the statement the bills “need significant » See BUDGET, page 7
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Activists discuss immigrant rights as local issue By SYD STONE
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Community activists discussed how to assist Evanston’s immigrant and undocumented communities in a panel hosted by the Evanston Public Library and other community organizations Tuesday evening. The four panelists spoke at the Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave., about the current political and legislative climate surrounding undocumented immigrants, immigrant rights and the social and emotional effects of immigration policy on immigrant families. Miguel Ruiz, EPL’s Latino engagement librarian and an organizer of the event, emphasized that the safety and protection of undocumented immigrants is a local issue. “Evanston has undocumented immigrants, and a lot of times they’re invisible to the community,” he said. “It’s important for us as community leaders and for the city of Evanston to have these conversations and empower these communities.” Rachel Sollinger, an Evanston resident and community activist, said she has personally accompanied Evanston immigrant families to the post office so they could get passports. She said supporting the immigrant community and acting as an ally is important, as immigrant rights are an issue directly affecting members of the community. Panelist Jorge Mújica, strategic campaigns officer for the community activism group ARISE
POLICE BLOTTER Evanston man arrested in connection with criminal damage to property An Evanston resident was arrested Monday in connection with criminal damage to property after breaking a windshield of a 2000 Lexus in downtown Evanston. The man ran into his ex-girlfriend and began
Chicago, said policies affecting immigrants are “pretty much exactly” the same as they were four years ago. He said President Donald Trump has “promised a lot of things” regarding immigration policy, but he has not followed through on those promises. “(Trump) said that the construction of a border
wall was going to start immediately — weeks went by and they couldn’t find the money,” Mújica said. “That wall is going nowhere.” However, Mújica said, what has changed is how the topic is discussed. Mújica added that since the 2016 presidential election, there has been a “hate discourse” surrounding immigration. At the panel, Luis Huerta-Silva, administrative
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Jorge Mújica speaks on the panel. Mújica said policies affecting immigrants are “pretty much exactly” the same as they were four years ago.
arguing, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The man took out a metal candlestick and used it to break the windshield of her vehicle. He asked her for a ride to Chicago, and she agreed, saying she was scared of him, Dugan said. They then stopped in the 900 block of Main Street and began arguing; the woman parked and exited the vehicle. Police were called to the location for a
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Clothing stolen from Urban Outfitters
The manager at the Urban Outfitters in downtown Evanston reported Monday that multiple clothing items had been stolen from the store. Two women came into the store and placed
relief regional trainer for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, spoke about immigrant rights and how direct service providers can protect immigrant and undocumented communities. Huerta-Silva said he recommended that each business designate one person who is trained to handle situations such as an immigration officer or law enforcement official coming into a business asking for an individual. He also spoke about the Illinois TRUST Act, a bill that would prevent state law enforcement agencies from aiding in immigration enforcement actions without a warrant. The bill was approved by the Illinois Senate on May 4. “While the TRUST Act is very beneficial and would be a huge win for our communities, that’s not to say ICE will not continue its activity,” he said. “While Chicago has ‘sanctuary status,’ we cannot physically prevent (ICE) from continuing their actions.” Dr. Virginia Quinonez, director of educational effectiveness at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, spoke to the crowd about the difficulty of assimilating into a new country. She said it is important for direct service providers to establish an atmosphere of safety and trust with immigrants, particularly immigrant children. “Many of these undocumented families live with a lot of fear,” she said. “For undocumented immigrants, and even for refugees, the migration process is very powerful in their lives.” sydneystone2020@u.northwestern.edu
clothing items in two bags, then tried to leave without paying for them, Dugan said. When the manager approached them, one of the women said, “You better not touch me.” Both women managed to exit the store, and drove away in a gold vehicle, Dugan said. The clothing is valued at $540. — Sophie Mann
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Dance Marathon names beneficiary By CATHERINE KIM
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Children’s nonprofit Cradles to Crayons will be the primary beneficiary for Northwestern’s Dance Marathon next year, according to a news release. DM hosted a panel Tuesday in Annenberg Hall to officially announce its primary beneficiary and discuss the impacts of poverty on children. Panelists included psychology Prof. Greg Miller and Scholarship and Guidance Association program coordinator Zenobia Williams, who were also joined by members of Chicago’s Cradles to Crayons program: senior manager of development David Cotugno, family advisory council chair Lisa Belcher and executive director Bernard Cherkasov. “Right now, poverty in Chicago is an issue that cannot go unaddressed,” DM executive cochair and SESP junior Jamie Newman said in the news release. “The support that Cradles to Crayons provides is crucial at this exact moment. It is very difficult for children to focus on school and play without pencils to use in school, books to read at home and clothing that makes each
First-year class to go to ‘Hamilton’ as part of One Book programming
The entire incoming first-year class will receive free tickets to see “Hamilton” in Chicago as part of Northwestern’s One Book One Northwestern program, the University announced Tuesday. According to a news release, the class — which has approximately 1,900 students — will be split in half to attend two showings of the musical. The first half will attend a matinee performance Oct. 4 and the second half will attend a matinee Oct. 11, the release said.
child feel confident.” Cradles to Crayons provides children up to age 12 who are either homeless or come from low-income families with essential items, such as clothes and books, according to the release. The financial donations from DM will help fund Cradles to Crayons’ Chicago-based programs, which provide support for the 180,000 children in Chicago living in poverty, the release said. DM 2018 will be held March 9 to 11, the release said. Cherkasov said he grew up on the receiving end of organizations like Cradles to Crayons. Cherkasov said he remembers being 9 years old and the excitement he felt when he received a new coat and boots from the organization. He said he hopes to pass on the feeling to other children in Chicago. “I remember wearing my brand new coat the next day to school, not knowing where it came from, who found us and how they got into our hands,” he said. “But knowing that it was just for us and somebody cared made a difference. Feeling that pride and excitement, that feeling that somebody cared and really wanted us to succeed has stayed with me my entire life.” Cradles to Crayons partners with social service organizations, including school districts and homeless shelters, to connect excess resources
from communities to children in need, the release said. Each child receives items they need to be “safe and protected from the elements,” according to the release. NU students will also have the opportunity to participate in service events through the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory, which houses the organization’s local business and volunteer opportunities. Miller, who also spoke during the panel, said Cradles to Crayons is only the first step in ending poverty. “What we need is young people to be committed,” he said. “We need you guys to decide that this is the defining civil rights issue of your generation and that you guys are going to be involved in college, you’re going to be involved afterwards, and you’re going to give not only money and resources but also time and kindness and generosity … If we can get people like you onboard to do that, then we can end poverty.” DM also announced the Evanston Community Foundation will again be its secondary beneficiary. The organization funds a variety of local grants to individuals, families and organizations with the goal of helping Evanston “thrive.”
“We felt that the chance for our students to see ‘Hamilton,’ which also considers the issues raised in ‘Our Declaration,’ presented a unique opportunity,” history Prof. Geraldo Cadava, faculty chair of the 2017-18 One Book Steering Committee, said in the release. “Both the book and the play have injected new perspectives into the study of the American Revolution, and both unquestionably will challenge and engage our students.” Written and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning musical combines hip-hop music, dance and dynamic storytelling to narrate the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers. According to the release, all students in the
incoming class will receive a copy of “Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality” by Danielle Allen. The book re-examines the Declaration of Independence and argues that liberty and equality are interdependent, the release said. “Every year the One Book program provides the Northwestern community, especially students who are new to campus that fall, an opportunity to join in a shared experience,” said Nancy Cunniff, director of the One Book program, said in the release. “I’m confident that next fall’s experience will be one those students will remember.”
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 high-end properties. According to city documents, between 2000 and 2011, the number of low-priced units — those that rent for between $500 to $699 a month — fell by roughly 85 percent, while those that cost more than $1,000 per month rose by 66 percent. In addition, the waiting list for public housing in Evanston stands at more than 1,800 people long and is closed to new applicants. “One of the goals of Evanston is to maintain — and even increase — diversity, and I don’t think you can do that without increasing equity,” said Sue Loellbach, director of development at Connections for the Homeless. “I don’t think there’s any possible way of increasing that equity without having more affordable housing.”
Housing Authority of Cook County communications director Monique Bond said the waiting list is roughly 13,000 people long and closed to new applicants. “To be able to sustain our operation based on last year’s allocation (from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), we’re going to have to reduce those vouchers,” she said. According to a draft budget obtained by Politico, President Donald Trump plans to cut roughly $6 billion from HUD’s budget for fiscal year 2018. The new budget could significantly impact programs that benefit low and moderate-income communities — like Housing Choice Vouchers.
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McGaw YMCA, 1000 Grove St. Some residents have been forced to move into the YMCA after failing to find alternative housing.
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equity and diversity. “We’re a lovely community on the lake; we’ve got big trees, some great architecture,” Tisdahl said. “But what makes us different than Kenilworth or Wilmette or Lake Forest is our … diverse cultures and diverse viewpoints.” Evanston has the largest percentage of black and Hispanic or Latino residents of surrounding suburban communities. The city also has a low and moderate-income population that makes up roughly 34 percent of all residents. Mayor Steve Hagerty, who moved to Evanston in 1999, said he values the city’s diversity because of its ability to build empathy. Those living in uniform communities, he said, risk forming an opinion of others without any solid basis. “Diversity brings an understanding of people that are different than you,” he said. “There’s real value in that, particularly today when I think, certainly at a national level … there tends to be less empathy.” Hagerty said while he recognized the importance of diversity, he was not certain if the city has become less affordable. Fourth Ward resident Blair Garber, however, said he has no doubt the city has become less affordable. From 2000 to 2011, increased housing costs for both rent and purchase outpaced income gains. And over the past 15 years, Garber said, his taxes have more than doubled — prompting him to formulate an “exit strategy” should he have to leave.
“There really isn’t a cure for that except for the government to tighten its belt,” said Garber, who is the local Republican committeeman. “If you think affordable housing is a problem, wait until all the houses on Sheridan Road are abandoned. Then you’ll see what a problem is.” Garber said Evanston would be better off “letting the market handle it.” But other residents disagree. Eamon Kelly, a 4th Ward resident and Evanston’s Democratic committeeman, said the community has an obligation to assist low-income families, some of whom have lived here for generations. He said some solutions could come in the form of tax relief, financial assistance or more affordable housing — all of which might help offset the “dramatic increase” in housing costs. With rising costs, Kelly said, comes the risk of becoming more homogenous. Over the past 17 years, the black population in Evanston has dropped from more than 22 percent to roughly 17 percent. Still, Hispanic or Latino, and Asian communities have
grown in that same time period. “I certainly treasure the Evanston community and valued growing up in a diverse community,” Kelly said. “As we price out economic diversity — and to a certain extent racial and ethnic diversity — it threatens to change the character of our community.” For some residents, however, the character of Evanston is already in flux. Josh, who asked to remain anonymous due to a precarious housing situation, said he grew up in Evanston, went through District 65 schools and graduated from Evanston Township High School. An active student, Josh said he made a concerted effort to engage with the community through various activities: Relay For Life, Hillside Food Pantry, debate club. He even spoke on behalf of his peers at City Council and school board meetings. After high school, Josh sought a higher education and received a certified nursing assistant designation from Kishwaukee College in Malta, Illinois. But when the Evanston native returned home to find a job, he said he hit a series of “brick walls.” “When you grow up in a community that states, ‘We’re here for you, we’ll support you no matter what’ … and you find out that’s not so, it kind of makes you do a double take,” he said.
Living at the ‘Y’
After failing to find affordable housing through conventional methods, Josh said he will soon turn to a “last resort”: the McGaw YMCA. The YMCA provides affordable housing for single men, said Pamela McKenzie, a senior residence director. The space, which has 172 singleoccupancy rooms, operates much like a dormitory — complete with shared amenities and common gathering spaces. McKenzie said the program does not rely on government funding due to the uncertainty of various grants. Instead, the YMCA shrinks down room sizes — which range from roughly 100 square feet to 170 square feet — to maximize renters and minimize costs; rooms rent from roughly $134 to $174 a week, or $47 a day. For the first time in recent memory, McKenzie said the YMCA has a small waiting list for rooms. The building also averages between 95 and 97 percent occupancy rates, which McKenzie said is “ridiculous.” “Everybody wants to live in a beautiful community where the city takes great care of the sidewalks and there’s all this public transit and you feel safe,” she said. “(YMCA) is a stepping stone for some and a home for others.” McKenzie attributed the high demand for housing to a revival of the local job market and a declining supply of affordable units. The YMCA requires potential residents to net twice the cost of rent before moving in, so McKenzie said it did not see much demand during the Great Recession in 2008. Now that more jobs are popping up, people have a steady wage with which to pay for housing. But the lack of affordable options pushes them to programs like the men’s residence at the YMCA, McKenzie said. Though there is no target demographic for the program, McKenzie said most residents earn under $32,000 a year and are over the age of 50. In addition, she said, the majority come from either Evanston or the North Shore. James, who asked to remain anonymous to protect his reputation, said he moved to the YMCA roughly six years ago after losing his consulting job in Chicago. The mid-60s-year-old said he was drawn to Evanston because of its diverse, “friendly” community and close proximity to public transportation. While his current living situation is “comfortable,” James said he would like to find a place of his own. Now that he feels a part of the community, James said he wanted to stay in Evanston and felt confident about finding a suitable home. But when James leaves the YMCA, he will be met with a dwindling supply of affordable housing units, many of which have been replaced by
In the 2nd Ward, a Chicago-based organization has met sharp objection from some residents over a new affordable housing project. The proposed building would take over a roughly 20,000-square-foot lot off Dempster Street and include 16 units of affordable housing. Britt Shawver, CEO of Housing Opportunities for Women, said she had fielded “numerous” requests for more affordable housing in Evanston over the past decade. “We are frequently able to help families, but we are not frequently able to help them stay in Evanston because the housing costs are so prohibitive,” Shawver said. With the roughly $5 million project off Dempster Street, Shawver said she hoped to alleviate some of those issues and bring a “high value investment” to the community. Funding for the building would come from six different entities — including Evanston — which have not yet committed to the project, she added. But a group of 2nd Ward residents have pushed back. Members of the group said they recognize the need for affordable housing in the city, but that this particular project would “destroy the neighborhood.” Residents said the current single-family house, which sits on the corner of Pitner Avenue and Dempster Street, is zoned differently than the rest of the neighborhood — allowing for a three-story structure unlike any other in the area. Ray Freedman, who lives nearby, said he could not see any benefit to an affordable housing project like the one proposed. “I’m not against affordable housing. … It’s just knocking down a single-family house and putting up 16 units in its place is ridiculous,” he said. “In this particular spot, it makes absolutely no sense at all. It would hurt everybody.” Freedman and other residents said the area already sees a lot of traffic. In addition, other residents expressed concern about damage to their property that could come from construction. Instead, residents have urged leaders to look for other solutions. The city in 2015 passed an ordinance to encourage development of more affordable housing. The measure, which went into effect last year, requires some new developments to include affordable units or for the developers to pay the city $75,000 to $100,000 per unit. The contributions then go into a fund to develop and rehabilitate affordable housing. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said developers have generally chosen to contribute to that fund — which currently has more than $1.4 million — and opt out of building affordable units. But due to the “extremely high” cost of building affordable housing, Bobkiewicz said their contributions have fallen short. In the future, Bobkiewicz said, officials would have to mix finance and policy to ensure that Evanston’s “endangered” affordability does not disappear. “The bottom line is people want to live here … and if we’re going to ensure affordability the market is not going to do that alone,” he said. “Government — city, county, state, federal — is going to have to help.”
Section 8 struggles
At least 560 Evanston residents receive aid in the form of Housing Choice Vouchers, which subsidize housing units in the private market. But due to federal budget cuts, county officials said they will have to decrease those subsidies and shrink the program. And that’s assuming a voucher is even available:
The program — more commonly referred to as Section 8 vouchers — helps low-income families afford housing in the private market. After receiving a voucher, participants may choose any unit that fits the program’s standards. Cook County Board Commissioner Larry Suffredin, who has lived in Evanston for 40 years, said the county has always been dedicated to making housing economically accessible. Suffredin said discrimination based on Section 8 status is illegal in Cook County. After a 10-year campaign — and multiple unsuccessful attempts to pass similar measures — the county voted in 2013 to classify voucher holders as a “protected class.” Some residents, however, said they were turned away from units after alerting landlords to their voucher status. Roberson, for example, said she moved around for years before finally receiving a voucher in 2010. With the new voucher, she moved into a three-bedroom unit on the corner of Emerson Street and Dodge Avenue. Roberson said the unit cost roughly $1,300 a month through the Section 8 voucher program, subject to a potential 5 percent increase each year. But when her lease ran out in February, Roberson said the landlord jacked up her rent to $1,800 and HUD would not pay the difference. “Now I have to move, but guess what happens when you have to move and you’re low income?” she said. “You still have to come up with your first month, security deposit — plus you still have to pay the current landlord.” Roberson said she has been looking for a new place to live, but the search cost — more than $500 — and the “stigma” about Section 8 holders has made it difficult. “It has been branded in such a way where they believe somehow everybody who’s on it are bums … and these people are lazy and they just don’t want to work,” Roberson said. “I worked my whole life. I’m not a bum.” Laura Dundas, who lived in Evanston for 14 years, said she also could not find suitable housing. The 52-year-old mother said whenever she found a potential unit and mentioned her Section 8 status, landlords would come up with reasons to bar her
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1305 Pitner Ave. A proposed affordable housing project would replace the single-family home with a threestory building.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 entry. Unable to find an affordable option, Dundas left Evanston for Chicago last year. “Nobody really cares about housing for people that are underserved in this city, and I honestly feel like most of Evanston would like the problem to just go away,” she said. “Evanston has always been ridiculously two-faced.”
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After returning to Evanston last year, Josh began work at a local nursing home where he earns $11 an hour. He said he looked for an affordable housing option, but found none. Frustrated by an inability to afford Evanston despite his certification, Josh said he will move into the YMCA until he can pursue a higher education. “It’s very difficult for someone who’s starting off on minimum wage to buy or get a place to live,” he said. “I am a certified nursing assistant. I am skilled … and even with that it’s very difficult.” Josh’s story is not uncommon in Evanston, where only 60 percent of households meet or exceed the livable wage. As a result, about 70 percent of all renter households are cost burdened, which means they spend between 30 percent and 50 percent of their income on housing costs. In addition, more than 13 percent of Evanston’s population lives in poverty, similar to the national average, but higher than many other north suburban Cook County municipalities. “How can you be aware that people are suffering in Evanston and just sort of ignore it?” said Michele Hays, an 8th Ward resident. “It’s unfathomable to me that we allow this kind of suffering. The suffering is acute and incredible.” In recent years, local leaders have led efforts to increase the minimum wage — in the county and the state. Cook County in 2016 passed an ordinance to increase the minimum wage to $13 by 2020, and a new effort by state legislators seeks to increase it to $15 by 2022. Suffredin, who pushed for the Cook County ordinance, said the increase would help alleviate problems of affordability. A recent study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign showed that raising the minimum wage to $13 would decrease the number of cost-burdened renter households in Illinois by 17 percent. A further increase to $15 would lower the proportion by 21 percent. “People are sincerely trying to do economic development to bring jobs and training to Evanston,” Suffredin said. “The reason people are leaving is because they don’t have enough revenue to even meet the minimum standards.”
The minimum living wage in Cook County for a single adult is roughly $12.50 an hour and nearly twice as much with a child, according to data from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Additionally, city officials say a decrease in options for unskilled labor has left many without work. While the unemployment rate in Evanston fell to 4.1 percent in February, that number does not include those who have dropped out of the labor force. “We have people who don’t apply for jobs, who have dropped out of searching, and they don’t get counted,” Tisdahl said. “That’s who really needs jobs most, and they’re not all qualified.” During her tenure, Tisdahl expanded a city employment program to provide work for 850 Evanston youth. In addition, closer partnerships with NorthShore University HealthSystem, Northwestern and local businesses have increased jobs for adults. But Cre Williams, who grew up in Evanston, said she holds two health care-related jobs and still cannot afford to remain in the city. “It is very frustrating and very depressing,” she said. “I live paycheck to paycheck. … You would think in a community like ours that taxes wouldn’t be so high, or rent could be affordable.” Williams said her two teenage children have attended Evanston schools since kindergarten — an important constant in their lives. Once they graduate high school, however, she said she will have to leave.
Garber, the Republican committeeman, said the referendum was “rewarding malfeasance” and would incentivize the district to “do the same thing again.” He said the increase in property taxes would make Evanston less affordable for everyone, from renters to business owners. “They should have been forced to operate within their means rather than overspending their budget,” Garber said. But because the state does not provide “adequate” funding, District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren said the district had no choice. In opting for the referendum, Goren said officials had to perform a “balancing act” to maintain the city’s affordability as well as quality schools.
An Evanston education
Williams, who attended Chicago schools until 8th grade, said coming to Evanston was a “shell shock” — schools offered arts, multiple languages and greater diversity. It is primarily because of that “innovative” education system, she said, that she has remained in the city for so long. “I wanted to give my children a different way of life than what I had,” Williams said. “I sacrifice because I want them to have a good education.” Evanston’s two school districts — District 202 and District 65 — have on average smaller class sizes, higher test scores and more resources than the Chicago Public Schools system. District 65 has grown by about 1,500 students over the past 10 years, as people move to the city for a better education. With expanding enrollment came additional costs, and in April voters passed a referendum to increase property taxes — which account for 75 percent of the district’s budget — to make up for a growing deficit. Evanston property owners will have to pay on average an additional 5.8 percent in taxes.
Goren pointed to the overwhelming support — every precinct in every city ward voted “yes” — as proof that Evanston residents recognized the importance of education. “(This is) a community that’s willing to support its public schools,” he said. “It’s also a community that recognizes that as these costs continue to go up, we’ve got to do something to maintain the diversity of our community.” In Evanston’s two school districts, roughly 38 percent of students identify as low-income and about
400 identify as homeless. While the low-income population is down from recent years, it has grown from 32 percent in 2002. Candance Chow, a District 65 board member, said April’s property tax increase could have a “significant” impact on the district’s low-income population. But Chow said the district could not calculate the exact nature of that impact before passing the referendum. “It needs to be thought through, and it’s not something that feasibly could have been done by April 4,” Chow said. “Now the onus is on the community … to take that on and try to figure out what can be done to mitigate the impact.”
A ‘guiding star’
As Hagerty begins his tenure in office, he said the city needs a “guiding star” to answer some fundamental questions about affordability. “How much are we willing to intervene in the marketplace?” Hagerty said. “Should we have rent control here in Evanston? Should we offer subsidies to lower-income residents? … Should we build the housing?” His answer might come in the form of a new Cook County coalition — Joining Forces for Affordable Housing — started after the presidential election. Loellbach, the director of development at Connections for the Homeless, said the coalition would spread out work among organizations that gather, share and take action on affordable housing. According to its website, the coalition will divide responsibility among committees that serve various functions. Loellbach said once membership is formalized in June, the coalition would vote on “high priority” issues like incentivizing landlords to rent to low-income tenants and strengthening inclusionary housing ordinances. “The purpose of the group is to really engage these human services groups and make use of their networks — clients, volunteers, donors — that they have in place to activate people to advocate for affordable housing,” Loellbach said. “There’s a lot of potential here.” But for Roberson, whose family has lived in Evanston for three generations, time has nearly run out. Unable to find a new house after her landlord raised the rent, she said she would likely have to leave. “Now that I’m older I would like to stay in one place,” Roberson said. “I love my town; to be forced to move because you’re economically challenged isn’t fair.” davidpkfishman@u.northwestern.edu
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Faculty demand admins drop disciplinary action against ICE protesters
We, faculty members, staff and general supporters of Latina and Latino Studies Program and Asian American Studies Program at Northwestern University, write in support of the students who protested against the presence of a public relations representative of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a Sociology 201 class on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. We honor academic freedom at the university and respect professors’ discretion in inviting guest speakers of various ideologies and political positions to speak on campus. However, the presence of an ICE representative at NU represents something beyond academic freedom. It compromises the safety of some of our more vulnerable students. A central theme within many of our LLSP and AASP courses and seminars is how U.S. nationalism has been regenerated over time through the persecution of immigrants from Asia and Latin America (as well as other regions) and the militarization of the United States’ southern border with Mexico, a border that was the result of what a vast majority of scholars describe as an act of U.S. imperialist aggression and occupation. Our students well understand these circumstances and their unique significance to our fields along with their relational ties to the histories of other racialized groups. Fields such as ours provide a space for underrepresented and historically disadvantaged Latinx and Asian American students and faculty to have a sense of community, safety and autonomy on university campuses that have excluded or neglected them.They also provide the curricula and analytical tools to better understand the origins and genealogy of xenophobia, indigenous dispossession and racially/ethnically codified discourses regarding U.S. citizenship and nationalism. There are multiple ways that our students are sensitive to and wary about conditions such as forced deportation and the criminalization of “undocumented” peoples within the United States.They also understand the unique significance of protest and social movements, many of which were criminalized and persecuted by state authorities, to their belated access to institutions of higher learning. Part of our core mission as LLSP and AASP faculty members is to help them achieve such wariness and in ways that empower them to overcome fear and to embrace leadership roles. Such has been the history of Latina/Latino/Latinx Studies and Asian
American Studies/Asian American-Pacific Islander, African-American/Black Studies, Native American/ Indigenous Studies and other related interdisciplinary units. This does not represent an explicit rationale for student behavior or their strategies to provoke dialogue or change. It represents a context for understanding how and why our students understand, feel and respond to power dynamics on our campus and across its borders. It also represents a reminder of how the risks and sacrifices of students enhance dialogues and processes regarding diversity, inclusion and equality. Contemporary circumstances exacerbate the meaning and significance of our curricula, mentorship and the histories of disparity that we study. At a time when the federal government and ICE in particular is arresting, detaining and deporting community leaders, students, workers and loved ones for many Latinxs and other racialized groups in the United States, the presence of an ICE representative on campus can only produce fear, anxiety and apprehension among many of our students, undocumented and citizens alike. The role of the public relations representative of ICE is to project a positive image for an organization engaged in contentious practices. Pairing this representative with a guest speaker representing the undocumented experience is a false equivalency: An undocumented student’s presence does not lessen the threat — real and symbolic — of a representative of ICE, nor does an undocumented individual pose a threat to any student. Some of us also presume that the student actions of this past week are not only tied to their frustration or fears about the criminalization of Latinx immigrants writ large or even about the curriculum of any particular class.The invited presence of an ICE representative on campus was likely perceived as symptomatic of what historically marginalized and undocumented students have sensed as a hostile, unwelcoming, if not unsafe campus climate that has been well documented. We must place this incident within a genealogy of student actions in the past decade against what they perceive as a climate of race, gender, sexual and class inequality on our campus. We have been routinely called upon to bear witness to and help facilitate discussions associated with student protests against racially/ethnically stereotypical theme parties or Halloween costumes; racial profiling of students on and around our campus by law enforcement; misogyny, homophobia and sexual violence; and other conditions. Our interdisciplinary units on campus are the product of student of color protests. This is the social/political world that our students encounter, one that is rife with heated protests
against legacies of injustice and marginalization. On January 15, 2016, University President Morton Schapiro wrote a stirring op-ed in the Washington Post in defense of college campuses as safe spaces. He illustrated how racial power dynamics inform the impetus for “uncomfortable learning” and the construction or destruction of “safe space.” When we designate a campus as a “safe space,” we must also ask: safe for whom? President Schapiro’s message was clear: People with greater social or institutional power, “while well-meaning, didn’t have the right to unilaterally decide when uncomfortable learning would take place.” Further, after the 2016 elections, the administrators at NU declared the campus a safe zone and affirmed that the University would do its best to keep our students safe. In this sociology class, an exercise in “uncomfortable learning” was performed at the expense of disempowered students — undocumented, as well as those who are racially profiled as undocumented and/or those who have been negatively impacted by deportation. Inviting an ICE representative to speak to a class, without considering the sentiments of all students, evinces a lack of the sensibility that is imperative to create a “safe and inclusive” campus. This safety should be a priority over concerns about academic freedom — especially when the claim of academic freedom for some curtails academic freedom for others. We understand that students in the course were notified in the middle of the term about the guest speaker. The class voted, yet we understand that not all students were in favor of this speaker. Electing to invite the speaker to class because most of the students were in favor denies the unequal relationships students and faculty have to representatives of state violence. Students said they organized to ask the faculty member to cancel this speaker before their scheduled presentation on Tuesday, but the professor refused. Holding the event out of class time and off campus was a possibility — one that would prevent placing the onus on students to choose whether or not to attend class time that every student should have a right to. Assigning reading material or holding a video session are other possibilities that would have precisely avoided the active presence of an ICE representative on campus, and its collective reaction. Moreover, the protesters walked into the classroom because the professor invited them into the classroom. Now the students are being disciplined. We demand that such punitive actions that silence these students not be taken. We reaffirm the administration’s proclamation for more discussion through community dialogues — those we are often asked
to facilitate. The University response to this incident, as well as the representation of the protesters as censors, is profoundly disturbing! It places blame on the students who had the courage to ask for the cancellation and then protest such an egregious decision. It glosses over the problematic ways in which faculty members make decisions without fully acknowledging the physical and emotional safety of their students, especially in the current moment. It misrepresents the asymmetrical power between undergraduate students and a representative of a state agency. The disciplinary action being taken against the organized students is disproportionate in relation to those taken in response to student calls for safety from sexual violence. Such a stark contrast suggests that safety at NU is not only a privilege, but one that is contingent on gender, race, immigration status and sexuality. As faculty, we assert that safety is not a privilege, it is a right! We also demand that the University fulfill its stated values of “diversity and inclusion.” ICE’s presence on campus could only have been made possible by faculty members, departments and administrators who did not protect those rights. Students who protested were there to highlight to those on campus who render them invisible, voiceless and powerless that they are here and that they also count as full members of this “diverse and inclusive” university. As this University prides itself on its diversity through admissions practices and propaganda, then NU is responsible for taking into account the statuses and positions of the very students who represent “diversity.” These are the moments when we realize that becoming “diverse and inclusive” goes well beyond marketing, admissions and infrastructure. It also means having productive discussions and ideological shifts that recognize the presence of vulnerable students, addressing these decisions that reveal the insensitivity of so many colleagues on campus, and responding to calls for accountability. For all of these reasons, we support our students and demand the administration drop the disciplinary action against the students. — Frances Aparicio, Director of Latina and Latino Studies Program — Nitasha Tamar Sharma, Associate Professor of African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Performance Studies A complete list of signatures can be found online.
Weed-out classes unfairly harm low-income students JAMES MALNATI
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As a sociology major, I often joke to my friends that I can’t get through a single lecture without the professor mentioning socioeconomic status at least once every five minutes. It’s been the definitive term of almost every course I’ve taken, influencing subjects from law and health care to the study of societal organizations in general. And while there is no “Sociology of Higher Education” course, I’ve learned throughout my time at Northwestern that failing to account for socioeconomic disparity incites many of the University’s shortcomings. A major practice that fails to make NU manageable for students of all socioeconomic backgrounds is the overwhelming presence of weed-out classes, so much so that most students and even professors know exactly which courses fall under this title. These courses, found mainly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines, are incredibly difficult and scrutinize both students’ abilities and endurance. Thus, some students switch majors or drop out of the sequence, meaning each quarter there are fewer potential doctors, chemists
and engineers. I think there is a certain sweet spot — late enough into a student’s undergraduate career when they’ve become comfortable with NU’s rigor but early enough to allow them to change majors if necessary — where these types of courses are useful to simultaneously challenge and test motivation. But the problem is that many weed-out classes are often introductory level, meaning many undergrads take them their very first quarter. I often wonder if during the admissions process NU admits students who they assume will “drop economics after 201” or “switch from pre-med to communication studies after one quarter of orgo.” I would hope not, because this contradicts a major purpose of higher education: to function as a bridge between the student and a future occupation. When you have students of varying socioeconomic and educational backgrounds entering the same weed-out class their first day of college, chances are that students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds will be the ones weeded out. Not only is their prior quality of education likely to be lower, but they will also be used to less demanding educational environments. Since collaboration is vital in challenging courses, more affluent students often have an easier time because they have more groups and resources to draw from: the price tag of Greek
life and popular extracurriculars like Dance Marathon, costly online study guides and even having friends in similar courses at comparable elite universities all come easier to wealthier students. One of the first friends I made at NU was someone from a Chicago suburb just a few miles south of my West Side neighborhood. He was definitely smarter than I was and had breezed through his public high school, graduating at the top of his class and being NU’s only admit from his grade. I had gone to a rigorous “Northwestern in public magnet high school form,” graduating nowhere near the top of my class and having over a dozen peers also matriculate into NU. Not only was my family more financially well off in the first place, I had received an education comparable to an elite, expensive private school. Thus, not only was I more successful because my humanities-based coursework was simply less demanding than my friend’s pre-med load, I was more effective when studying and managing my time because I learned from all the mistakes I made in high school. On the other hand, my insanely smart friend was forced to withdraw from his opening quarter of Chemistry 131, an infamous weed-out course, and drop pre-med entirely because the ruthless combination of rigor and competition gave him little chance to succeed with the tools he had.
While many solutions could be beneficial, such as requiring professors to be more accessible, changing the way grading is curved or altering how courses are sequenced, the most effective way to eliminate this disparity is to allow all undergraduates to take their first quarter of courses pass/ fail. This removes the power of socioeconomic background in influencing one student’s A- and another’s C- when neither is yet used to the college routine. Ideally, no student would be forced to drop their desired major due to poor performance their initial quarter. Instead, they would pass the class, potentially be informed of the grade they would have received on the traditional scale and be advised by their professor or Teaching Assistant about some areas for improvement. The idealist in me strongly believes that NU wants all its students to succeed, but unless policy changes are implemented, the “Sociology of Higher Education” simply reflects carelessness on the University’s end. James Malnati is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at jamesmalnati2019@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.
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reforms to reach our goals.” “We need a balanced budget. We need property tax relief,” she said. “If this package moves to the House, I hope they can approach it in a bipartisan manner and make further progress in all those areas.” The bills passed do not include a property tax freeze, something Gov. Bruce Rauner has put at the top of his priority list. In a tweet Tuesday, Rauner said “any agreement must include real
property tax relief ” to get his signature. In a Facebook Live Q&A earlier in the day, Rauner said voters should control their property taxes through referendum. “We need a true lasting property tax freeze, along with local control,” he said. “It shouldn’t be imposed on you by Springfield — regulations or mandates — it shouldn’t be imposed on you by local politicians.” Both the House and Senate will be in session Wednesday. norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu
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55.8 percent from the field. He hit double digits five times in one seven-game stretch during nonconference play and tallied 15 points in a win over Indiana in January. He wasn’t a superstar, but he was capable — and at no moment was that offensive growth exemplified better than during a critical stretch in NU’s statement win at Wisconsin in early February. “He was wide open and he shot an airball,” Collins said. “He came to the huddle and we said, ‘Just shoot it!’ About a minute later, they’re making a run and we kick it to the corner and he just buries a big shot.” Lumpkin himself, thinking back on the moment, chuckled. “I caught that second one, I didn’t even hesitate. I just let it fly, and it was cash,” he said. “That second shot was probably a shot I would’ve passed up my freshman year … so it was definitely symbolic.” Still, Lumpkin’s 9 points that Sunday in Madison were far from headline-grabbing. Nor were his mere 2 points in the Cats’ instant-classic win against Michigan three weeks later, when Vic
Law dropped 18 and Nathan Taphorn threw an impossible inbounds pass to Dererk Pardon, who made a buzzer-beating layup. Lumpkin was just another warm body in the ensuing dog pile. But after the mayhem, Collins knew who to thank. “He’d been here five years, he’d been through a lot,” the coach said. “To have that guy that could kind of be my connection, to carry that fight and that toughness out into the rest of the team, I thought it was huge for the way we finished the season.” After finishing his master’s degree in Sports Administration this year, Lumpkin said he plans to pursue a professional basketball career overseas. He’ll leave Evanston with 137 career appearances to his name, ranking behind only Crawford for the most in NU history. He’ll also leave having come nowhere close to the program recordholders in every other category except one — number of times captaining NCAA Tournament teams. And for the role-shifting, size-defying 23-year-old who, four years and one broken wrist ago, didn’t expect to even be around for the 201617 season, that will do. “I want to be remembered as the guy that went to battle every night, played as hard as I could every night, and didn’t care who I was guarding or
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“We’re bringing in a speaker that can talk about the transition from graduating for Northwestern into going into the industry.” Patience and communication have been integral to his success as a producer, Horowitz said. As there is much uncertainty about how people will react to a film, the only way to ensure success is to be able to communicate well with everyone on the project, he said. Horowitz said getting “La La Land” to be picked up by a studio was the “most difficult” thing he had ever done. It took five years pitching the film to various places before Lionsgate agreed to take on the film, he said. Horowitz added that the project was originally not picked up because people thought it was “too big” and that original musicals for film “do not work.” Many people saw “La La Land” as a film made for the Oscars, Horowitz said. But he said he saw it as an original project he was passionate about. Before “La La Land,” Horowitz produced another Oscar-nominated film, “The Kids are All Right,” which starred Julianne Moore and Annette Bening. Despite his success in the film industry, Horowitz said he learned more from his movies that didn’t work out compared to those that did well.
“Failing is good,” he said. “It’s a really good thing to do when you can and when it’s okay. Having something not work and then looking at it and taking responsibility for why it didn’t work and understanding your role in that is priceless.”
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(LA) doesn’t actively open up to you the way that New York does. In LA you kind of have to do the work yourself. Jordan Horowitz, “La La Land” producer
Communication sophomore Elenore Pan said she attended the event because she wanted to hear a producer speak. She said she appreciated hearing about the effort and patience required to create “La La Land.” “As a college student, I can totally see that when you are with the right people and you put a lot of thought into a script, the result is so much more different,” Pan said. “I cannot imagine how much patience you must have to have to literally fight for five years to make a film.” emilychaiet2020@u.northwestern.edu
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who we were playing against,” he said. “I feel like this is just the start for Northwestern basketball and I’m so happy that I was a captain of the first
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A broken wrist sent Sanjay Lumpkin to Salt Lake City, and maybe the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament. The story is textbook evidence for Lumpkin’s theory that things always happen for a reason and a coincidence that the graduating senior forward has reflected on endless times over the past year. In his first season at Northwestern, 2012-13, Lumpkin missed much of the early season with mononucleosis, came back for three games in December and then broke his wrist in the first practice after Christmas, sidelining him for the rest of the season. It put him on the borderline of eligibility to receive a retroactive medical redshirt. This season — the extra fifth year that the redshirt afforded him — Lumpkin captained the Cats to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. “I should be done by now, but it’s crazy how things worked out,” Lumpkin said after the tournament selection show in March, when NU discovered it was Salt Lake City bound. “The reason why I came to this university was to be a part of this first team, and to say I was able to make history is extremely special.”
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Even Lumpkin likely would’ve had trouble foreseeing this storybook conclusion in March four years ago. His freshman year had gone disastrously, the Cats had limped to a 4-14 Big Ten record and the coach who had recruited Lumpkin out of the Minneapolis area, Bill Carmody, had just been fired. But then he received two muchneeded pieces of news from athletic director Jim Phillips: His redshirt had been granted by the NCAA, and Chris Collins had been hired as the team’s new coach. Quickly, Lumpkin realized he’d
been given a clean slate, and Collins realized he’d found the player who he would later describe as his “rock.” “Right when we got here, it was about figuring out who was in the fight with us,” Collins said. “In the workouts, he was diving for loose balls, running as fast as he could. Right away, you could see what a competitor he was, and that’s what got him on the floor. That first year, he was a starter for us solely because he would do dirty work.” And also because he found a new position. Despite being recruited to Evanston as a wing, the relatively undersized 6-foot-6 Lumpkin shifted into a power forward role. Thrust immediately to a heavy role, Lumpkin played 33 minutes in just his third game ever under Collins and went on to average at least 22 minutes per game in all four seasons under the new boss. Drew Crawford, a team veteran who had grown close to Lumpkin while nursing an injury of his own in 201213, took in Lumpkin as his off-court roommate and on-court protege in 2013-14. He helped Lumpkin swiftly transform into a defensive maven. “It’s really easy to mentor a guy like him because he really soaks everything up and … works extremely hard,” Crawford told The Daily last year. “You enjoy playing with and enjoy leading a guy like that. He’s willing to do everything in his power to help the team.” Asked about Lumpkin’s defensive acumen, Collins rattled off story after story about when Lumpkin forced a game-saving turnover on Illinois’s Malcolm Hill, and another one when he locked down Wake Forest’s John Collins, and more notable feats. But one story stood out in Collins’ mind, perhaps because it was the first: Lumpkin shifting onto 7-foot Purdue giant A.J. Hammons in the final minutes of a January 2014 game and holding the future NBA player without a field goal for the rest of regulation — and overtime, and double overtime — in a dramatic 66-63 NU win. “I knew he obviously had a lot of
size on me, but I just didn’t care,” Lumpkin said. Over the course of the following three and a half seasons, Lumpkin’s unique combination of strength and lateral quickness and resulting ability to guard many different positions consistently gave the team rotational flexibility at the “three” through “five” spots. The innateness of those traits also allowed Lumpkin to grow into a mentor for his teammates just like Crawford had been for him. Collins credited Lumpkin for improving the defensive skills of rising seniors Bryant McIntosh and Scottie Lindsey and rising junior Vic Law, who now compose the core of the Cats’ lineup. “Sanjay was never measured by stats,” Collins said. “We needed him on the floor, and even though at times he’d only get 2 points, 4 points, his presence for us was as a physical guy, as a guy who would defend multiple positions, as a guy who brought his heart and soul (and) carried it over to his teammates.” Scoring just 2 or 4 points was only acceptable, however, if Lumpkin was at least enough of a threat to make defenses guard him — to not be an offensive liability. That potency took time to develop. In his first full season, Lumpkin converted on a measly 36.8 percent of his shot attempts and said he would regularly forego open shots to drive to the hoop, giving opponents little reason to use a man to cover him on the perimeter. “At times, I hurt our team by passing up open shots and things like that. As my years went on and I got more comfortable, I started scoring more,” he said. “I knew I wasn’t going to be a guy … that would have special plays set for me. I was going to have to run in transition, get O-boards, take open shots and just take what was there.” By his senior year, Lumpkin shot » See LUMPKIN, page 7
WOMEN’S GOLF
After quarterfinal win, Cats have semifinal suspended By JOSEPH WILKINSON
daily senior staffer @joe_f_wilkinson
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. — Northwestern entered unprecedented territory on Tuesday, reaching the semifinals of the National Championships before foul weather and darkness cut the round short. After Tuesday night, the Wildcats trailed USC in four of the five matches, but were within a stroke in three of those four. At least four holes remain in each contest. “ We really have been playing well,” coach Emily Fletcher said. “We just need to get some putts to drop. Shutting it down tonight and coming out tomorrow morning, I have a good feeling about it. I think we’re about 15 minutes from flipping those scores from red to purple.” NU, which won the stroke play portion of the competition, opened play Tuesday morning in the quarterfinals against Kent State, which finished eighth in stroke play. The Cats took three of the five matches in the morning to move on to the afternoon, with senior Kacie Komoto sealing the match with a 2-up victory
over Michaela Finn. Komoto’s match was close the whole way, as she never took more than a two-hole lead over her opponent, but she maintained her composure and closed strong by winning the final hole. “I can’t say that one point of my game was better than the other,” Komoto said after the completion of stroke play Monday. “Overall, I just had a lot of patience out there, and we all did really. Even though we made mistakes, we held strong and hung in there.” Junior Sarah Cho got NU off to a hot start, winning her match 6-and-5 to give the Cats an early edge. Cho won holes 10 through 13 to finish off the rout. That quarterfinal showing set up a matchup with the Trojans, who took down Ohio State in the morning quarterfinals. The two teams have shared a course in stroke play twice this year, with USC winning one event and NU taking the other. The match has been back-andforth the entire way, with no singlematch lead growing larger than two holes at any point. In three of the matches, both golfers held the lead at various points in the afternoon.
“They’ve just had great energy,” Fletcher said. “They’ve really enjoyed the moment. Part of their success is that they saw it as an opportunity and embraced it.” Sophomore Janet Mao had the shot of the day, with a 170-yard eagle on the fourth to cut her deficit to one, but she is one of two NU golfers to not hold a lead against the Trojans. Down just one hole with seven to go, Mao has plenty of time to stage a comeback. Fellow sophomore Stephanie Lau is in a similar spot, as she trails by the same margin with eight holes remaining. Things are dicier for Komoto and junior Hannah Kim, however. Komoto is down two with five remaining, and Kim trails by one with four holes remaining. Cho has the lone lead for NU, up one with three holes to go and in prime position to secure the first point for the Cats. “We’ve just got to turn the page to the next day of match play,” Fletcher said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to celebrate with a National Championship.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern. edu
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Kacie Komoto watches her shot from the fairway. The senior and the Wildcats will resume their NCAA Championships semifinal Wednesday morning.