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Hurricanes affect students’ move-in Harvey, Irma wreak havoc, ruin hometowns By ALLIE GOULDING
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As Hurricane Irma approached Florida, Weinberg freshman Kamryn Moe scrambled to pack her belongings — her new flight to Chicago was scheduled to leave in just five hours. Moe and her parents changed their flight plans so they could avoid the hurricane and make it to move-in day. When Hurricane Irma hit their hometown of Naples, Florida, on Sept. 10, Moe watched news coverage from her parents’ hotel room at the Holiday Inn in Evanston. “It’s absolutely unreal watching everything happen in Naples right now,” Moe said Sept. 10. “Even though I’m in a safe place and a safe city, I can’t help but want to be home with my dad and my best friends that are still there.” Moe moved in to Shepard Hall on Sept. 7. She was one of about a dozen incoming students from Florida who moved in before the regular Sept. 11 move-in date,
Dajae Coleman shooter found guilty of murder
A local man was found guilty on all counts in the murder trial of 14-year-old Dajae Coleman on Friday, nearly five years after the Evanston Township High School freshman was shot on his way home. A Cook County jury convicted Wesley Woodson, 25, of murder and of seven counts of
Dean of Students Todd Adams told The Daily in an email. Just 16 days prior to Hurricane Irma’s landfall, Hurricane Harvey hit Texas on Aug. 25, devastating the Texas coast and Houston area. More than 1,000 miles away in Chicago, Weinberg senior Elaine Parizot could only watch as her hometown of Houston was devastated by the hurricane. Parizot said the hurricane left her childhood home submerged in two feet of water. She said it was stressful being out of town while her home began to flood because she only got “sporadic” updates from her parents. “(I would get) a picture and text saying, ‘The water just started coming in,’ and then no response for five hours because they were busy running around trying to get prepared,” Parizot said. Parizot flew home to Houston after her summer internship ended to see her family, but she had an added responsibility — to help clean up the flooded first floor. “It’s exhausting and tiring, but it’s better to be with my family and know exactly what’s going on,” Parizot said. She said many of her neighbors » See HURRICANES, page 7 attempted first-degree murder for shooting into a crowd of minors, according to the Chicago Tribune. In September 2012, about 150 teenagers — including Coleman — were walking away from a high school party, deputy police chief Jay Parrott said in a news conference days after the killing. The party had been broken up by a parent after an altercation at 10 p.m. between two attendees. Additional fights occurred at some point after, Parrott said.
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Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. This year, students can wear commonly banned clothing like yoga pants, spaghetti straps and hats.
ETHS opts for new dress code
Progressive policy aims to end body-shaming, improve dialogue
By JAKE HOLLAND
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As students across the country shed their tank tops and flip flops for T-shirts and sneakers Parrott said a person Woodson knew was involved in one of the fights, so Woodson grabbed a nine-millimeter handgun and confronted Coleman’s group, who were walking east in the 1500 block of Church Street. He mistook the group for the one involved in the altercation with his acquaintance Coleman was shot in the back as he was running away, Parrott said. Police arrested Woodson within the week, and the community response was strong in its support for Coleman’s family.
to comply with school dress codes, Evanston Township High School is taking a different approach. Though there are still restrictions, this year’s dress code allows hats, hoodies, pajamas, yoga pants and spaghetti straps. The revised
Once the guilty verdict was announced Friday, Coleman’s mother — and founder of the Dajae Coleman Foundation — Tiffany Rice said the verdict provided “a little bit of relief,” The Tribune reported. A post on the Foundation’s Facebook page stated the sentencing would be in one month. “Thank you for all of your thoughts, hopes, heartbeats of love, and prayers,” the post read. “Justice was served today.” — Rishika Dugyala
Latinx community celebrates heritage By KRISTINA KARISCH
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Residents look at informational stands at the Evanston Latinx Business Alliance’s first annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. The event featured food, activities and resource booths at Kamen Park.
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To kick off Hispanic Heritage Month, the Evanston Latinx Business Alliance hosted the city’s first annual celebration in Kamen Park, complete with informational stands and local food vendors. The event, which drew dozens of local residents, focused on making the alliance visible to the community and celebrating Latinx heritage by showcasing local businesses. Ana Vela, co-founder of Amanecer Breakfast Tacos, said the alliance wants to inform the community about Latinx business owners in Evanston and enable “those that are interested in supporting the diverse community to
know who these businesses are.” The alliance began meeting last December, said Evanston economic development specialist Paulina Martínez, who started working for the city a year and a half ago. Martínez said she was inspired by the Black Business Consortium of Evanston/Northshore to get together Latinx business owners for a similar alliance. Together with Vela and Linda Del Bosque, editor of Evanston Woman magazine, Martínez grew the alliance to include 20 Latinxowned businesses in Evanston. “As a minority woman business owner, it is an honor that the city of Evanston recognizes the need to embrace its Latino community and reinforces the importance of supporting Latino » See HERITAGE, page 7
code calls on ETHS staff to refrain from body-shaming, instead favoring constructive dialogue and explanation of the rules. Monique Parsons, vice president of the District 202 school board, said the changes were “a
long time coming.” She said they gained momentum after a group of students voiced concerns that the dress code was more harshly enforced for girls and people of color. » See DRESS CODE, page 7
Faculty union calls NU unfair By ERICA SNOW
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Northwestern’s non-tenure eligible faculty filed unfair labor practice charges Thursday against Northwestern because the University has not begun collective bargaining negotiations with the union. “I am disappointed by the administration’s refusal to recognize the (non-tenure eligible) faculty union and to participate in the negotiations planned for this Fall,” Italian lecturer Alessandra Visconti said in a news release. “We ask that it reevaluate its decision and serve as a model of fairness and excellence for faculty, students and the entire Northwestern community.” In June 2016, faculty at Northwestern filed for an election to form a union representing non-tenure eligible faculty. Due to several contested ballots, majority support for joining Service Employees International Union was not confirmed until May. According to a National Labor Relations Board document obtained by The Daily, 229 non-tenure eligible faculty voted in favor of joining SEIU and
219 voted against it. Twentyfive ballots remained uncounted after being challenged by SEIU. Northwestern appealed the 25 ballots with the National Labor Relations Board, University spokesman Al Cubbage told The Daily in July. He said the University won’t begin bargaining until all the ballots have been counted, and the appeal is still pending. Provost Jonathan Holloway said in a statement this week that he was “disappointed by the union’s stance.” The University has asked SEIU to “withdraw its objections” to the 25 ballots, Holloway said in the statement. Every ballot must be counted so the University and non-tenure eligible faculty can move forward with certainty, he said. “We have strong working relationships with unions that represent a number of Northwestern employees, and should the final results of this election indicate a majority of the nontenure eligible faculty voted for a union, we are committed to forming a productive relationship with this new union as well,” Holloway said in the statement. ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu
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AROUND TOWN Northlight Theatre’s return to city raises concerns By AMELIA LANGAS
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As Northlight Theatre plans its return to Evanston in a proposed 37-story building on Sherman Avenue, some are worried about how large the development is and that its arrival could mean businesses currently occupying the space will have to close down to make room. The development would bring back the nonprofit theater company — originally founded in Evanston — from Skokie, where it has been for the last 20 years. It would also house a boutique hotel, a restaurant, 152 residential units and a 258-space parking facility, said Patrick O’Connor, a principal at Farpoint Development, the lead developer for the project. Northlight Theatre would comprise half the development space with about 58,000 feet, O’Connor said. The building would easily be the city’s tallest if plans are approved. Johanna Leonard, the city’s community development director, said she is excited about Northlight returning to Evanston. “(The city is) looking forward to the opportunity to working with the developer and the broader community to refine the concept that was presented … to reflect what is best about Evanston,” Leonard said.
NU, ETHS alumnae honored, make history at 69th Emmy Awards
Northwestern and Evanston were highlighted at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards — NU alumna Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Communication ’83) took home her sixth award for the HBO comedy “Veep,” and Evanston Township High School alumna Lena Waithe scored
But the space proposed for the building is currently home to a Gap store, Alley Gallery, a Mattress Firm branch, CouCou & Olive, Bookends and Beginnings, Saville Flowers and Olive Mediterranean Grill. Ross Martens, co-owner of Alley Gallery, which has been active for more than 30 years, said he was “upset” about the building because it’s not “just” a theater — it’s also bringing luxury apartments and a hotel. “We were not told ahead of time of this proposal,” Martens said. “No one spoke to us about any of it. … It’s a little upsetting to be out of the loop.” Martens said he and the owners of other affected businesses will “rally” to try to convince City Council that the Sherman Avenue location is not where the Northlight Theatre should be built. He said he has no qualms about bringing Northlight back to Evanston, but it should not be at the cost of his business and others. Still, although those businesses would have to close should the building be approved, they would have one to two years before quitting the space, Leonard said. O’Connor said the building is still an “early stage concept,” but if Evanston determines that it fits into the community, his company will work with the community to decide what’s “appropriate” to do. “We’d have to work with the individual businesses on a one-by-one basis to see which ones
had plans to stay in the neighborhood or relocate,” he said. “We’d really have to work with them one-by-one.” And while some residents are concerned about height and density in the downtown are, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said it’s also important for people to live, shop and recreate there. He said the city’s discussions with Farpoint will focus on maintaining that balance. “It’s important for the community to talk amongst itself, to make sure that Evanston evolves and changes in a way that’s in the best interest of everyone in the community,” Bobkiewicz said. The 152 residential units qualify the building for Evanston’s “inclusionary housing ordinance,” which requires privately funded developments to either make 10 percent of the residential units affordable housing units or contribute $100,000 per unit to Evanston’s affordable housing fund. Leonard said the building would have to abide by this code. Farpoint plans to work with the city to follow the code and will meet all requirements if approved, O’Connor said. He said although the next presentations for the development committee have not yet been scheduled, the ideal completion date for the project would be in 2021. “To bring yet another amenity to a very amenity-rich downtown is an investment in our future,” Bobkiewicz said. amelialangas@u.northwestern.edu
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for her work in the Netflix comedy “Master of None.” Louis-Dreyfus made history Sunday night when she won her sixth consecutive Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, making her the performer with the most Emmys for the same role. Louis-Dreyfus has won two Emmys for previous roles: one for her role in “Seinfeld” and one for her role in “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” She is also now one of two performers with the most overall Emmy awards.
“This is, and continues to be, the role of a lifetime, and an adventure of utter, utter joy,” she said during her acceptance speech. The actress beat out Pamela Adlon, Jane Fonda, Allison Janney, Ellie Kemper, Tracee Ellis Ross and Lily Tomlin for this year’s outstanding lead actress in a comedy series award. Waithe also made history when she became the first black woman to win an Emmy for comedy writing. She won for co-writing the “Thanksgiving” episode of “Master of None” with the show’s star and co-creator, Aziz Ansari.
“The world would not be as beautiful as it is if we weren’t in it,” she said in her acceptance speech, referencing the LGBTQ community. “And for everybody that showed us so much love of this episode, thank you for embracing a little Indian boy from South Carolina and a little queer, black girl from the South Side of Chicago.” NU alumnus Stephen Colbert (Communication ’86) hosted this year’s show in Los Angeles. — Syd Stone
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ON CAMPUS Students promote women in business
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After the election of President Donald Trump last November, SESP senior Isabel Benatar and McCormick senior Sam Letscher said they became more conscious of the businesses they frequented. Letscher said she heard people wanted to boycott Uber and Trump family businesses, and she wondered instead if there was a way to find businesses that she wanted to support. “We both felt frustrated by what was going on in the country, and we didn’t really have a positive place to channel our energy,” Benatar said. “Something that’s really important to both of us is women’s economic empowerment … so we wanted to start something for women.” From this discussion, Letscher said they came up with the idea for Bossy Chicago, which started as a blog and later turned into an online directory of businesses owned by women in the Chicago area. Bossy Chicago’s directory includes about 200 entries, Benatar said. The website also features profiles of business owners to share the stories of launching their businesses as women.
Former NU professor indicted on murder charges, to face 6 counts
Former Northwestern professor Wyndham Lathem and Andrew Warren, both charged with the stabbing death of Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, were formally indicted on murder charges Friday. Lathem and Warren each face six counts of first-degree murder for allegedly killing
Tania Merlos-Ruiz, owner of Tomate Fresh Kitchen — one of the 12 Evanston businesses featured in the directory — said she has often been seen as being bossy for exhibiting traits that would be acceptable if she were a man. “As women, we sometimes tend to doubt ourselves when we are being called bossy by other people,” Merlos-Ruiz said. “But you can’t be nice, you have to be strong and sometimes a little ruthless to get to where you need to get to because there are very important things we have to do.” Benatar said they named the website Bossy Chicago as a nod to the negative and often gendered connotation of the word. Instead, Bossy Chicago aims to “celebrate the traits that make women leaders,” she said. Bossy Chicago also sells gift certificates and “experiences” at the featured businesses, Letscher said. Customers can buy jewelrymaking classes, escape room tickets, and sexpositive workshops — with Bossy Chicago taking a percentage of the sales. Benatar and Letscher launched the Bossy Chicago directory in July while participating in the Wildfire Pre-Accelerator Program at The Garage. Bossy Chicago placed second in a competition at Wildfire, earning the pair $3,000. Benatar said the duo began by traveling to
the businesses and meeting the owners. She said one of the former owners told her about a physical directory of women-owned businesses from the 1970s. From this, Benatar said she and Letscher were inspired to create a similar directory online. “Women have a harder time growing their businesses,” Letscher said. “It’s important for women to have an equal opportunity to own businesses.” Customers and business owners can request to be featured on the directory. Benatar said the two will add more businesses after they file through the submissions. Going forward, Letscher said she and Benatar want to expand the business to involve more Northwestern students to help with writing, marketing and analytics. No matter how Bossy Chicago may change, Benatar said they are staying focused on their mission of supporting women in business. “It’s important for Bossy to exist because if people believe the playing field should be equal, then we should align our buying behaviors with those beliefs,” Letscher said. “We really know how to talk about equity but sometimes it’s hard to find really actionable things to do that will make a difference.”
Cornell-Duranleau as part of a premeditated murder-sex fantasy, the Chicago Tribune reported. Lathem will plead not guilty at a hearing scheduled for later this month, his attorney said, according to the Associated Press. The Daily was unable to reach attorneys representing Lathem and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. Prosecutors said Lathem and Warren allegedly discussed Cornell-Duranleau’s murder in an online chatroom before it happened. His death was part of a sexual fantasy Lathem and Warren shared, which involved killing someone and
them killing themselves. Police found CornellDuranleau’s body in Lathem’s North State Street apartment on July 27. Prosecutors said he had been stabbed 70 times. Both men were ordered held without bond after a hearing in August. Before being fired from the University in August, Lathem was an associate professor of microbiology-immunology at the Feinberg School of Medicine on the Chicago Campus, a position he held since 2007.
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Make your opinion heard amid tumultuous times MARIANA ALFARO and TROY CLOSSON OPINION EDITORS
So much happened this summer, we as The Daily’s new Opinion Editors do not even know where to begin our first column of the school year. The terror of the white nationalist attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia, feels too present and too threatening to even attempt to make sense of. A repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy is too menacing to put into words. For days we watched with empathy as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma swept through, yet still so many believe climate change is not real. With so much national news, major international catastrophes — deadly floods in South Asia, earthquakes in Mexico, among others — were almost footnotes in TV news programming. Waking up and seeing breaking news notifications pretty much set the tone for the rest of the day. And yet, here we all are. You, us, the rest of Northwestern, the rest of the U.S. and the world — trying and pushing forward, with the
resolution that we will not watch in silence. Though editing the opinion section of a student newspaper perhaps won’t change things in the greater scheme of life, we believe that we can at least have an effect on smaller-picture things that impact our day-to-day. We write this not only to try to make sense of what is going on in the world but as a way to introduce ourselves as The Daily’s new Opinion Editors. To address the elephant in the room — yes, the two of us are students of color. In fact, we are two of the few Latinx and black students working at The Daily. Journalism, as some of you may know, is an incredibly white business. Although our campus is somewhat “diverse,” it is still a primarily white institution, and alienating spaces still exist. Though we can’t magically change that overnight, we can at least try to help voices often unheard at Northwestern find a stage. We weren’t assigned these positions as a thinly veiled effort to make our newsroom look more “diverse,” as if the opinion section were a college brochure and our readers were high school seniors looking for a home. We are very aware of the newsroom’s lack of diversity, and we won’t pretend it is not an issue. We won’t pretend that past content in this
section has been perfect. Both of us applied for this job not only because we have things we want to say ourselves, but also because we want to help others have better access to our pages so that they, too, can speak their minds — without feeling pressure to represent an entire identity group. We also want to address another criticism of The Daily that we are very aware of and acknowledge to have some truth — our section hasn’t highlighted many conservative voices in the past. Northwestern is, after all, a liberal-leaning campus. We know we cannot erase that reputation, but we invite differing opinions to join our ongoing discussions. These are times when we are having difficult conversations, and we will not shut down sides we disagree with. The Daily’s Opinion section is open for all to join in respectful dialogue with their peers, to bring issues to their attention, to offer counterviews and new ideas. We want to know what is on your mind, and we want to help you put it into words. However, we will not tolerate hate. We will not stand for factual inaccuracies. We will defend the First Amendment, but we will not defend or publish racist, homophobic, xenophobic statements or any other content
that harms members of our community. The opinion section is not a safe space — we want ideas to be challenged — but this is also not a place for obscene or inflammatory rhetoric to receive any form of attention. These are really confusing, stressful times. Lately trying to make sense of pretty much anything on the front page of a newspaper can be overwhelming. But we have to try. Constant dialogue, constant reflection is one way to make sure we move forward without repeating the same mistakes of the past. Many outlets exist for having these discussions. But when it comes to our community, to our Northwestern — especially for issues directly impacting our own campus — we believe our opinion section has the power to make a difference. Make yourself heard. Your opinion is valuable. Mariana Alfaro is a Medill senior and Troy Closson is a Medill sophomore. Mariana can be contacted at alfaro@u.northwestern.edu and Troy can be contacted at troyclosson@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.
Democrats foolish to consider Sanders’ bill in platform JOSE TREJOS
DAILY COLUMNIST
This week, 2016 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) proposed a bill for a single-payer health care system in the United States. Distressingly, a large fraction of potential Democratic presidential candidates — from Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) to Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) — announced their support for this bill, making its inclusion in the party’s 2020 platform likely. The bill they support is not a piece of serious policy but a cynical political device, and it would be a catastrophe if the country were ever foolish enough to implement it. Though it is possible to design a semifunctional single-payer system, Sanders’ bill is deeply flawed and would collapse quickly upon implementation. There is not infinite health care to go around, so if prices are taken out of
the system, the government must implement a system of rationing. For example, the British National Health System is planning to take the somewhat-Darwinistic step of restricting obese people’s access to “nonessential” surgeries to close a budget shortfall. The U.S.’ current system does that now, as Medicare and especially Medicaid have been shown to provide significantly inferior health care than private insurers. Furthermore, the bill would probably skyrocket the U.S.’ medical costs due to the broken incentives it provides in an attempt to be populist. Sanders’ bill would completely eliminate co-pays and deductibles, which would make all health care truly free from an individual perspective. If health care is completely free, people have every incentive to use it as much as they can, which would cause a massive shortage of personnel. However, criticizing Sanders’ bill on policy grounds almost misses the point, as it is simply not meant to be a serious policy proposal. This is because the bill does not specify any way to pay for his single-payer system. According to the center-left Urban Institute, Sanders’ plan
would cost approximately an additional $32 trillion over roughly a decade. While Sanders promised a few options to pay for it in a coming paper, they are not included in the current bill. His system would likely spike the deficit and lead to a painful collapse. This bill is an over-simplified policy that allows an opposition party to signal ideals to their extremists that a governing party would never actually consider. In other words, Democrats are proposing the exact equivalent of the 50-something bills to repeal Obamacare proposed by Republicans during the Obama presidency. When the 2020 Democratic candidate must justify supporting a bill that would make current health care plans illegal, they will have a lot of explaining to do to the 65 percent of Americans that are satisfied with their current plan, according to a 2016 poll. There is a reason Obama lied, as verified by Politifact, that people could keep their health care plans when he passed Obamacare, and that the lie haunted the Democrats for half a decade. Telling them straight that they will certainly lose their
New life outlook springs from depression LIZZIE BAETZ
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This essay is part of The Spectrum, a weekly forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email spectrum@dailynorthwestern.com. I feel compelled to write about my experience with depression — partly because reflecting on it is cathartic, but mostly because I want to focus on a part of mental illness that is often passed over: beauty. I have found such unexpected beauty in this hellish journey of mine. To others struggling with mental illness, to those who may right now feel totally hopeless: please believe that our scarred minds have a beauty of their own. When I’m seriously depressed, I exist in whatever way I can. Usually this means sleeping all day because even my nightmares are better than my reality. I become apathetic: I don’t care about school, my health, or my future. Nothing really matters. I’ll maintain friendships and ostensibly remain social, but I do so largely out of a fear of ending up lonelier than I already feel. Yet, somehow, this world without hope has introduced me to a world of beauty. This hopelessness is hard to spot from the outside: maybe my eyes look a little emptier, maybe I
seem dull and fatigued, maybe I limit my engagement with the external world. But this barely scratches the surface of the bottomless tiredness I feel. I’ve spent a lot of time feeling wholly without hope, and when you feel this way for so long you begin to think it’s normal. You become numb to how truly horrifying it is to live this way. Because of this, I think the best part of coming out of depressive episodes is a greater appreciation for being alive and healthy. No matter how much you may or may not want to live, quality of life takes an enormous hit. I’m not truly living during my worst episodes. I merely go robotically through the motions and do enough to skate by without alarming too many people. Now in a state of recovery, every day is amazing to me. I have such a greater appreciation for even the most routine, boring day. Being awake and moving and working and thinking and learning… I am so grateful for all of it. I am alive, I exist in this world in significant ways, and that is beautiful! Depression has given me empathy, too. Feeling so deeply, despite those emotions often being hopelessness or sorrow, allows me to better understand and care for what others feel. In a mood disorder like mine, emotions can be so strong and distressing and unregulated that I often strive to feel nothing at all. But that depth of feeling has led to a profound, analytical understanding of my own emotions, and in turn a better ability to connect and empathize with others. I’ve also learned from depression that not being OK is OK. I’ve messed up so many times during my few years at Northwestern. I’ve missed so many classes and meetings, flunked so many tests, and disappointed myself more than I
thought possible. Until recently, I looked at my time in college as an utter failure on my part: failure to not be better, stronger, more hardworking and motivated, healthier. If only I had admitted so much earlier that I was not OK, and that it’s fine to do what you need to do to get to being OK. I don’t regret these “failures” now. I’m stronger because of them, and I’ve learned to believe that I’m a worthy person regardless of my mess-ups. Furthermore, I’m more likely to succeed when I separate my self-worth from my failures. I wouldn’t have internalized this difference had it not been for depression forcing me to so thoroughly examine myself and my life. My future feels a lot more hopeful and beautiful now that I know I’m more than the sum of my mistakes. I feel more hopeful and beautiful knowing I am not my depression, in all the negative associations that diagnosis holds. Depression has hurt me badly, but depression has also been a learning experience. I’m grateful for this newfound clarity and gratitude that’s come from the hard work mental illness has forced me to do. Thank you, depression, for making me confront the beliefs and misconceptions I had and still have about this world I live in and this person that I am. Though you did it circuitously, thank you for showing me how beautiful this life is. Lizzie Baetz is a Weinberg senior. She can be reached at elizabethbaetz2018@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.
current plan will probably go about as well. Surveys show that 53 percent of the American public supports single-payer health care. The same surveys also show that the support falls to a mere 20 percent when Americans are asked to consider even basic trade-offs, like higher taxes and government control. I wonder what the support will be when the full costs of $32 trillion dollars of taxes — close to doubling the federal budget — are made clear to them. As Democratic presidential wannabes look at this proposal, I hope they consider this: Single-payer health care may be popular among the socialists that vote in Democratic caucus states. It may also be enough to singlehandedly win Trump a second term.
Jose Trejos is a Weinberg junior. He can be contacted at josetrejos2019@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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CARE to operate as standalone office directed by Erin Clark
The Center for Awareness, Response and Education will stand as its own office this year, vice president for student affairs Patricia TellesIrvin announced in a statement. CARE, once a part of Health Promotion and Wellness within Northwestern University Health Services, opened in 2011 and has since gained staff members and received multiple grants. Telles-Irvin said the growth of the office fueled the move to make CARE a freestanding office. Erin Clark, formerly the assistant director of CARE, will now serve as the center’s director, Telles-Irvin said. Carrie Wachter, who previously worked as the coordinator of sexual violence response services and advocacy, will now be the assistant director of sexual violence response services and advocacy. Clark told The Daily that CARE will continue to work closely with HPaW. CARE’s office will remain in Searle Hall, and close to Counseling and Psychological Services, she said. “We have our own voice and vision,” Clark said. “There’s nothing that will be changing in terms of student services.” CAPS executive director John Dunkle will oversee both CARE and CAPS, according to Telles-Irvin’s statement, but the center will have a “separate budget, strategic plan, goals, and operations” from CAPS.
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The office of the Center for Awareness, Response and Education. CARE will stand as its own office, separate from Counseling and Psychological Services, according to a statement from vice president for student affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin.
“This move allows CARE to operate independently, and to have institutional support for the work of supporting trauma survivors and students in crisis,” Telles-Irvin said in the statement. “We are excited to continue to grow this work in creating a culture of consent at Northwestern.” The University will also continue to fund the coordinator of men’s engagement position,
after the federal grant that funded the position expired this month. Paul Ang, who worked as the coordinator of men’s engagement since coming to Northwestern in 2015, left the University in August to begin a position at the University of Minnesota. Clark is leading the search for a new coordinator. — Erica Snow
McCormick junior Bennett Hensey said he’s always had a problem taking notes inside the lines. As an engineering student, he said his notes and sketches didn’t work in a traditional, lined notebook, and he had trouble finding an alternative to fit his needs. Hensey’s frustration inspired a startup, Unruled, that sells the product he couldn’t find: a spiralbound notebook filled with blank pages to enhance visual notetaking. Unruled has made more than $10,000 in revenue from its website, and will also start selling notebooks at Beck’s Bookstore, D&D Finer Foods and the BrewBike Shop in Annenberg Hall, said McCormick senior Jacob Morgan, the company’s CEO. “I was never meant to think in lines, and it took me until college to realize that,” Hensey, the company’s chief operating officer, said in a July blog post on the Unruled website. “My dream is that Unruled can inspire more students to think confidently the way they were meant to think.” The venture began as a group project for a Principles of Entrepreneurship class in Fall Quarter 2016, Hensey told The Daily. The original team included Morgan, Hensey, Christina Allen (SESP ’17) and Ellen Ehrsam (Communication ’17). As the quarter continued, Hensey said they realized they “didn’t just see it as a class project anymore” — their idea had the potential to grow into an actual business. So, once the class ended, Unruled continued to grow. The team raised more than $6,400 on its Kickstarter page to create the first batch of 600 notebooks, which were sold online throughout Spring Quarter. Over the summer, Morgan said he, Hensey and Communication senior Lexy Praeger participated in the Wildfire Pre-Accelerator Program at The Garage to grow their business. Praeger, who joined the company as brand coordinator in Winter Quarter, said she uses the company’s website and Instagram to promote an “unruled lifestyle.” “With the blank notebook, we’re trying to help people free their minds,” Praeger told The Daily. “To be unruled means don’t let anyone tell you how to think, just do your own thing, find yourself.” The team also wanted to focus on environmental sustainability, said Morgan, a former Daily staffer. Unruled notebooks are made with some recycled materials, and the company partners with 1% for the Planet to donate 1 percent of annual profits to environmental organizations. Unruled also partners with the nonprofit One Tree Planted, which plants one tree for every three notebooks sold; so far, 200 trees have been planted on Unruled’s behalf, according to the company’s website. Starting this quarter, Morgan said he has some “achievable but still aspirational” plans for Unruled. Morgan said he hopes to expand the company’s reach with an ambassador program to recruit representatives on other college campuses. Unruled will soon launch another Kickstarter campaign to incorporate a new product, he said, like a marker bag or better pen. Essentially, Morgan said he hopes to build a brand identity that goes beyond notebooks. “Anybody could come in … and make a blank notebook,” Morgan told The Daily. “But we want it to be that if you buy a product from us, you’re kind of buying something about yourself. You’re empowering yourself through our products.” madelineburakoff2020@u.northwestern.edu
Source: Lexy Praeger
The Unruled notebook allows students to take notes outside the lines. The notebooks will be sold in Beck’s Bookstore, D&D Finer Foods and the BrewBike Shop in Annenberg Hall.
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Commission approves proposal for new apartment By EDMUND BANNISTER
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The Evanston Plan Commission recommended Wednesday that City Council approve a proposal from Albion Residential for a new apartment tower on Sherman Avenue. The vote passed 4-2, but the commission’s recommendation of the 286-unit complex was contingent on an increased number of affordable units, a 16-foot height reduction and 14 additional parking spaces. The decision followed two hours of public testimony in which many Evanston residents voiced concerns regarding the size of the building, lack of affordable housing units, zoning violations, neighborhood livability and congestion. Most community leaders were especially worried about rising rents in Evanston and high costs of living, arguing that Albion’s original proposal of creating two affordable housing units and giving a required payment of $2.9 million to the city’s affordable housing fund was insufficient to address the shortage of affordable homes. “All of us are familiar with President Trump’s
border wall down south … but we forget about the other walls that we create in our communities,” Daniel Ruen, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, said. “We saw during the recent aldermanic and mayoral election, such a strong intention to make sure that we provide affordable housing in Evanston. For those of you who are elected officials, I pray that you’ll harken to this.” While Albion’s revised proposal fell short of the maximum number of possible affordable units, the developer proposed a 13-unit increase — bringing the total from two to 15 — that represented a nod to public concern. But this change hasn’t appeased the significant opposition to the project as a whole. Though several residents supported the development, saying during public testimony that it would provide a much-needed economic boost to the area, others said the building was an example of damaging overdevelopment. A change.org petition, calling for an end to the “Mega-Development on Sherman,” had acquired 1,345 signatures as of Thursday evening. Barbara White, who lives on nearby Oak Avenue, said the new building would fundamentally change the “character” of her neighborhood. “It does not fit with (the) spirit of the town that I have loved for almost six decades,” White said. “I am
registering my position as totally opposed.” Seth Weinberger, a former chairman of the Evanston Zoning Board of Appeals, called the project an “obliteration of the zoning code” in a recent letter to the Plan Commission. Weinberger told The Daily that the block for the proposed development is supposed to be a buffer area between the residential community and downtown, also known as “transitional downtown.” “They’re doubling what’s allowed, and that shouldn’t happen,” he said. Albion spokesperson James Prescott disagreed, saying that with allowances for parking they could build a building even taller than the one they are currently proposing. Prescott said many people had a “fundamental misunderstanding” of the zoning process. “The fact of the matter is that Albion could come into Evanston and as of right, build a building on this site at 185 feet,” Prescott said. “There’s a lot of bad information out there that motivates a lot of opposition.” City Council’s Planning and Development Committee will address Albion’s plan at its next meeting on Oct. 9. edmundbannister2019@u.northwestern.edu
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An artist rendering of the proposed 16-story building on Sherman Avenue. Albion Residential’s proposal passed 4-2 in the Plan Commission on Wednesday.
Council considers EPL parking lot sale amid concerns By AMELIA LANGAS
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Members of City Council introduced a motion last Monday to sell the downtown Evanston Public Library parking lot to developers. Although the introduction passed 7-2 — with Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) and Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) voting “no” — some residents were concerned about the addition of an 11-story building to the city landscape. The potential sale of the parking lot was first brought to the council on July 11, 2016. By April 2017, the city had received three bids for purchasing the lot and decided to accept the bid of $4 million from a development partnership consisting of principals Greg Stec and Bruce Larson, plus the company
Conor Commercial, according to city documents. Conor Commercial has since stepped down from development, according to the documents. The property is city-owned land and located near the historic Frances Willard House and next to the Woman’s Club of Evanston. Rona Green Taylor, president of the Woman’s Club, said the organization had previously raised concerns about the development and the city had put club members in touch with the developers. “We feel that (they) have understood our concerns and have continued to cooperate with us,”Taylor said. “Together we are figuring out an indemnification process to protect us from any harm resulting from the construction of the proposed development.” Larson, one of the developers for the project, said the building would pay almost $1 million in fees and close to $2 million a year in taxes if the process continues — no city money would be spent on the project.
Larson said he and the other developers are working with an Evanston architect, Paul Janicki, so the building coheres with the rest of the downtown area. Larson also noted that about 500 jobs would result from the building’s construction. Evanston resident Mike Raguseo said he supports the decision to sell the lot because he is “concerned” about the budgetary issues the city has been facing. “My concern is how we can leverage (the lot) for the city and its constituents,” Raguseo said. “We have a project before us that will bring almost $2 million in tax revenue to the city. … This is an opportunity that can be a net positive for everyone involved.” However, there were some who still expressed opposition to the selling of the lot. Resident Trisha Connolly said she was “concerned and disappointed” that the city would consider selling “public” land. Resident Carl Klein said the city is disregarding the 2000 Evanston Comprehensive General Plan
and the 2009 Evanston Downtown Plan, as well as zoning ordinances. The 2000 plan states that the city must work to preserve the balance between office, retail and residential space downtown. “While the city has a $3.3 million budget shortfall and is desperate for dollars, developers are dictating what our city should look like by proposing planned unit developments,” Klein said. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz told The Daily that although these plans are in place, they are guidelines and have not been enacted into law. Bobkiewicz said the city needs to continue to improve economic activity in the downtown area, and the office space in the new building would ensure new workers contribute thoo that activity. City Council will vote to move the real estate negotiations into action at its next meeting on Sept. 25. amelialangas@u.northwestern.edu
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have had to find cheap housing quickly, and she may not have a bed in Houston until the spring. “When you’re out in the neighborhood and seeing all the damage and sad people, you can’t just go home and tune it out because right now, it’s not really safe to be in your home,” Parizot said. Parizot said her family had to pay for the damages caused by the hurricane out of pocket, so they reached out to the University’s Office of Financial Aid because they had concerns about paying tuition. University Director of Financial Aid Phil Asbury told The Daily in an email that Northwestern will “help where and when there is an overlap with the ability to pay educational costs” as the hardships faced by families “might impact their ability to fund educationally related costs.” For the first time in history, two Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes made landfall in the United States in the same year. Hurricane Irma made its first landfall Sept. 10 as a Category 4 storm in the Florida Keys before turning north and making its second landfall as a Category 3 storm. Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Corpus Christi, Texas, the hometown of McCormick junior Muhammed Patel. Patel said he is no stranger to hurricane evacuations — he had to evacuate four times before
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“(The changes) really came from the students’ voice, saying this is an old, out-of-date policy, and that we should revisit it,” Parsons said. Inspired by the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for Women, ETHS’ new dress code was completed over the summer by a team of administrators and teachers. But, District 202 superintendent Eric Witherspoon said, ETHS’ student council was “crucial” in helping adapt the Oregon NOW model to work for District 202. ETHS senior and student council member Michael Colton said most students have been appreciative of the ability to dress the way they want. “It does a lot to allow students to express themselves in ways that they previously weren’t allowed to,” Colton said. “It makes great strides in students feeling comfortable in their own skin and being allowed to feel comfortable within the school.” The new dress code continues to prevent students from wearing anything deemed inappropriate,
Hurricane Harvey. But his town had never been directly affected, he said. “When we were in McAllen (about 150 miles away) and seeing on the news that we were in fact getting hit full-force, it was a little bit worrying because it had never really happened before,” Patel said. “I was worried about my home and my community, but in the end it all turned out alright.” Patel and his family returned to Corpus Christi on Aug. 26 after the majority of the hurricane passed to find his house and community in “pretty good shape,” Patel said. More than 250 NU students have a permanent address of Houston, the surrounding suburbs or gulf coast locations, Adams told The Daily in an email. The University is offering support through Counseling and Psychological Services, the Dean of Students Office and Religious and Spiritual Life, according to an email Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, sent to the NU community. Parizot knows her family will be OK emotionally, she said, but it will be arduous to demolish and then remodel half of her home. Parizot said she and her parents gutted their first floor, piling the wooden debris outside the house. Despite managing to save furniture and photos, she said they had to throw out their piano, old Disney VHS tapes and childhood keepsakes. Her family will be picking up the pieces left by Hurricane Harvey for months to come, Parizot said. including clothes with references to drugs, alcohol, pornography, profanity and hate speech. But its request for body-positive language, Witherspoon said, allows staff to “mentor to students without yelling down to them.” He said the new policy is at odds with management styles in many American high schools, where students — especially girls — are shamed for wearing popular garments like leggings and yoga pants. And, whereas students may have once been sent home or taken out of class to change, they can now stay in the classroom and focus on “what really matters,” Parsons said. Witherspoon said implementing a dress code that specifically highlights its support for marginalized students is just as important as the changes themselves. The text, for example, says staff should enforce the dress code “in a manner that does not reinforce or increase marginalization or oppression of any group based on race, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, cultural observance, household income or body type/size.” Colton said he hasn’t noticed any drastic changes
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besides the prevalence of hats in the classroom. He said most students have been appropriate with the new dress code, and he hasn’t noticed any students sent home for infractions. Though Colton said he hadn’t heard any major complaints, some teachers — especially those who have “been here for a long time” — have been slow to adapt. “There’s a little bit of a disparity between the actual policy and what teachers are doing with it, but once again, for the most part, it’s been pretty well perceived and accurately interpreted,” Colton said. Parsons said most ETHS parents have also embraced the new policy despite some initial confusion. “We’re listening to our children, we’re keeping them in the classroom, we’re removing barriers to education … (we’re) educating our students and we’re doing it in a very positive way,” Parsons said. “It doesn’t matter how our kids come to us. What matters most is that they’re ready to learn.”
business owners who are thriving here as well as raising their families,” Del Bosque told The Daily in an email. Vela and Martínez said the Latinx community in Evanston is often not as visible as other minority communities in the city. According to 2010 census data, 9 percent of Evanston residents identify as Hispanic or Latino. Vela said one of the alliance’s missions is to establish more economic opportunities for Latinx businesses. “There are some large entities (in Evanston), Northwestern being one of them, that look to contract out to local, diverse businesses,” Vela said. “When we were disbanded, it was hard for (them) to know who we were. Now there will be a very visible source they can easily go to to make these opportunities for us.” Sunday’s celebration — which lasted from noon to 4 p.m. — was filled with music, food and family activities, but it also coincided with a heated political debate around immigration and minorities in the United States. Martínez said the timing was unintentional, but people had approached her to say the event was especially relevant after President Donald Trump’s initial announcement threatening to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The Obama-era program helps individuals who entered the U.S. illegally as minors to obtain work permits and avoid immediate deportation. “(We were) just trying to provide equitable treatment to all of our population,” Martínez said. “We have a lot of energy and a desire to … have a seat at the table. (They want) to be recognized culturally and have their ideas heard.” Eric Oropeza, owner of Sweet Temptations Bake Shop, 607 Howard St., was one of the featured businesses at the celebration. He said he was glad to reach new customers and that the city was backing the alliance’s work. As early as 12:15 p.m., 70 people had showed up to support business leaders. Natalia Polomarkakis, a school social worker in Evanston/Skokie School District 65, heard about the event online and attended with her child. “Our Latino community sometimes gets overlooked in Evanston,” Polomarkakis said. “We sometimes need people like the organizers to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
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Weinberg senior Elaine Parizot’s father (middle) and neighbors help rescue stranded residents in Houston with their personal boats. Parizot’s neighborhood flooded after Hurricane Harvey caused Houston’s two reservoirs to overflow.
“My family’s plan is to come back (to Houston), and it’s going to take time,” she said. “It’s a rebuilding process from now on.” alliegoulding2020@u.northwestern.edu
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New dining option in Norris offers custom pizzas By EMILY CHAIET
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Norris University Center’s newest dining location, The Kiln, replaced North Shore Pizza Company this quarter and is set to offer students custom pizzas in about two minutes. Jeremy Schenk, executive director of Norris, said he noticed students preferred personal pizzas rather than those pre-made by the slice. The Kiln’s hours are also appealing to students because the restaurant is open until 11 p.m. every day, Schenk said. “When every other restaurant closes, we still have pizza open,” he said. “We wanted to really make sure that we were providing for our students and all of our guests the best pizza that they could get.” The Kiln’s speedy service also accommodates students’ busy schedules, Schenk said. During one of its first days of operation, the restaurant served 127 pizzas for lunch in less than an hour, he said. Schenk said he worked with Buzz Doyle, general manager of Northwestern Dining, and other University dining partners to create The Kiln over the summer. The Kiln features a new pizza oven that can reach 900 degrees and ingredients to entice customers, such
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as gluten-free crust and vegan cheese, Schenk said. Doyle said he was inspired by Blaze Pizza when creating The Kiln. However, he also said the idea stemmed from creating a unique, fun pizza option for students. “We went to Blaze (Pizza) and we went to other places around here that are near us, and we watched other students go there, so we knew there was a niche for it,” Doyle said. “We knew these students wanted it, so why not make it for them?” First-year McCormick graduate student María José bought a pizza from The Kiln on Wednesday and said she enjoyed the variety of toppings The Kiln offers. “The service is really good,” she said. “It was really quick, and we were really hungry, so it was great. I will eventually come here a little more often.” Schenk said they plan on adding more to The Kiln in the future such as seasonal and limited-time pizza toppings. He said the goal is to keep it innovative and enjoyable for students. “Our big thing was we wanted it to be fun,” Schenk said. “We want our chefs to have fun and we want the students to have fun. We’ve really gone to our focus being whoever comes to eat here, they can find it and make what they want and enjoy their experience.” emilychaiet2020@u.northwestern.edu
knowledge. Anyone with a valid NetID can play the game, which can be accessed through The Daily’s homepage. The game will be made available for Fall Quarter on Tuesday. Participants can win a coupon for a free Blaze pizza if they correctly answer 30 questions in one quarter. Players can earn a free pizza once each quarter. Medill Prof. Candy Lee collaborated with Northwestern University Library staff, NU Information Technology, the Buffett Institute for Global Studies, the Study Abroad Office and the Office of the
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Employees at The Kiln, open this quarter, prepare custom pizzas. The Kiln replaced North Shore Pizza Co. in Norris University Center.
Provost to develop the game. Lee said she created the game to educate NU students, faculty and staff about the global community. “History, politics and social justice lie in the root of geography and borders,” Lee said. “It’s important that we know where those borders are.” From October 2016 to June 2017, the game had about 31,000 interactions, Lee said. This year, Lee said she hopes to reach more of the NU community, especially students. Lee said it’s beneficial to reward students for
correctly identifying worldly borders, even if they have to Google the answer, because they will learn from the game. “When I first offered (the game), one of the comments I got was, ‘If I’d known that this country was next to this country, then I would’ve understood the refugee problem better,’” Lee said. “So this gives students a chance to really understand the major issues of our time.” — Elizabeth Byrne
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
WOMEN’S GOLF
Wildcats finish in top 5 against stiff competition By JOSEPH WILKINSON
daily senior staffer @joe_f_wilkinson
For the second time this week, Northwestern held its own against top competition, finishing fifth at the Mason Rudolph Championship in a tournament that featured four other top-25 teams. The scores were low in Franklin, Tennessee all weekend, and the Wildcats’ 17-under-par finish was 24 strokes behind tournament winner Arkansas. Eight teams in the field of 15 were under par. The Cats were led by junior Stephanie Lau and senior Sarah Cho, who tied for 14th in the individual competition. Cho led the team Saturday with a 6-under second round, the second-lowest single round score in school history. “The biggest thing was our attitude,” Cho said. “Even though it was really hot, and we were a bit tired, we were ready to go out and play another 18 and just make as many birdies as we could. Our attitude and our stamina were both really good.” Cho was one of the best players on par-3s in the entire tournament, finishing with the second-lowest score on the short holes among all competitors. Senior Hannah Kim and junior Janet Mao also turned in quality performances, both finishing in the
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Sarah Cho chips out of a sand trap. The senior recorded the second-lowest round in Northwestern history at the Mason Rudolph Invitational.
top 25 of the individual competition. While neither impressed like Cho, both played at or below par for the entire tournament. “They really responded well when they did make
mistakes,” coach Emily Fletcher said. “They showed some good resilience out there. When we had some unforced errors and things they were disappointed in, they really moved forward. That was the best mark
of maturity that I saw.” With Kacie Komoto graduating last year, the Cats added a new face to the lineup in sophomore Brooke Riley. While Riley had the highest score on the weekend, her performance was still good enough to tie for 37th in an 80-person field. As NU looks to return to the NCAA Championships, Riley has big shoes to fill. “We have four of our five starters back, so that really bodes well for us,” Fletcher said. “Brooke has stepped right in as our fifth player and really shown us some good maturity and growth on her part building off of her summer.” This week represented a change from the Cats’ normal schedule, and it’s the only time this year that NU will play in two different tournaments in the same week. Earlier this week, the Cats took second at the Dick McGuire Invitational. Despite limited practice time, NU’s skill has shined through in its two top-5 finishes in highly competitive fields. “We look back on it, and the memories we made are pretty awesome, but at the start of the season coach told us it’s a new page,” Lau said. “We are pretty pleased with what we’ve done. We’ve seen some good golf, and there’s still a lot to build on.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu
VOLLEYBALL
Nine-game win streak snapped at VCU Invitational By JONAH DYLAN
daily senior staffer @thejonahdylan
Northwestern had another successful showing this weekend at the VCU Invitational, but it didn’t come without a bump in the road. The Wildcats (10-2) cruised past Seton Hall and Bowling Green before losing to the hosts to close their nonconference season. The loss to VCU also snapped NU’s nine-match winning streak. The Cats beat the Pirates (6-7) 25-21, 25-21,
25-14 to open the weekend. Senior outside hitter Symone Abbott had a game-high 16 kills and senior middle blocker Gabrielle Hazen posted a .538 hitting percentage, also a game-high. Hazen attributed NU’s strong start to teamwork. “When we fit all the pieces together, we can do some really great things,” she said. “Finding rhythm and just having that confidence on the court that we can get the job done definitely helps a lot.” Against the Falcons (4-7), the Cats dominated again, winning 25-21, 25-12, 25-16. Abbott again led the way with 14 kills, and freshman outside hitter Nia Robinson tallied eight kills. Senior setter
Taylor Tashima had her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 31 assists and 21 digs. Hazen said Robinson, who is currently sixth in the Big Ten with 3.63 kills per set, has taken pressure off Abbott. “It definitely helps our offense be less predictable,” Hazen said. “We’re able to get a lot of other hitters involved, and make it a little harder for our opponents’ defense. Last year, they would just kind of camp out on the outside and wait for us to get the ball to Symone.” Abbott, for her part, is second in the Big Ten with 4.43 kills per set.
NU fell to the Rams (13-2) in its nonconference finale in straight sets, 25-22, 25-23, 25-17. Abbott and Robinson each had 10 kills, but the Cats posted a dismal hitting percentage of .107, their lowest output of the season. Despite the loss, Hazen said NU is confident heading into its conference slate. “We’re definitely in a good position right now, being 10-2,” Hazen said. “I’m kind of glad we do have those losses, just because we’re able to kind of humble ourselves a little bit.” jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Wildcats close out nonconference play with emphatic win By TIM BALK
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What a difference a week can make. Seven days after falling at Duke in the most lopsided non-conference loss of coach Pat Fitzgerald’s tenure, Northwestern (2-1) thrashed Bowling Green (0-3) 49-7 under the lights at a humid Ryan Field on Saturday. “We got knocked down last week, it happens,” Fitzgerald said. “The only thing we could do is get up off the mat, and then tonight was about coming out swinging.” The Wildcats responded by flexing their offensive muscle against the Falcons, as junior quarterback Clayton Thorson scorched Bowling Green for a career-high 370 passing yards and senior running back Justin Jackson rolled up 121 yards on the ground. The win should provide NU with a much-needed confidence boost following the 24-point loss a week ago and an uneven season-opening victory against Nevada. NU’s new students ran onto the field pregame as part of the annual Wildcat Welcome festivities. Many of them, who joined an announced crowd of 33,706, left by intermission with the Cats boasting a 35-7 lead.
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FOOTBALL
The hosts owed that advantage to a trio of rushing touchdowns and a pair of touchdowns tosses from Thorson to sophomore wide receiver Ben Skowronek. After the game, Fitzgerald praised Thorson, who bounced back from an 11-of29 passing performance against the Blue Devils. “Probably of anybody on the squad, his response I think was outstanding,” Fitzgerald said. “A game that he can’t have back last week, but he could do something about it. And obviously he did.” Thorson’s strong outing powered the offensive explosion. After the Cats’ first possession sputtered out after six plays, they scored on five straight drives spanning most of the first and second quarters. Jackson skedaddled for a fiveyard touchdown midway through the first period to give NU its initial score. On the next possession, Thorson connected on a deep ball down the sideline to Skowronek for a 58-yard touchdown that broke a 7-7 tie. Junior cornerback Montre Hartage forced a Bowling Green fumble early in the second quarter and senior safety Godwin Igwebuike, who played running back in high school, weaved his way 45 yards after recovering the loose ball. “As soon as I picked it up, I had some flashbacks,” Igwebuike said. “I had to remember what I have done. So I
picked it up, made a little cut there, little jig there. I thought I had the hole, and somebody got me from behind. But it felt good.” After the turnover, NU’s offense again struck quickly: Thorson hit Skowronek for an 18-yard touchdown on the first play of the drive. The score put the Cats up 21-7, and they rolled from that point. NU’s defense displayed some holes early, as Bowling Green racked up 10 first downs in the first half and 81 yards on its firstquarter touchdown drive. But Fitzgerald described the defensive performance overall as “really good,” and the Cats clamped down on the Falcons for the rest of the game. The offense still stole the show, rolling up 678 yards and approaching the program’s all-time best of 704. Thorson found particular success targeting Skowronek and senior superback Garrett Dickerson, who posted career highs with nine catches and 150 yards. The dominant performance propels NU into a bye week before its Big Ten opener at No. 9 Wisconsin on Sept. 30. “It’s definitely a high — coming off a great win,” senior defensive tackle Tyler Lancaster said. “But we’ve got to respond. … We need to treat the next game like it’s our Super Bowl.” timothybalk2018@u.northwestern.edu
FIELD HOCKEY
After win, Cats look to Big Ten schedule
NU tops Buckeyes in overtime
daily senior staffer @maxgelman
Nine Northwestern matches had gone to overtime since the start of the 2015 season. Almost impossibly, all nine ended in defeat for the Wildcats. On Friday, that unlikely streak was snapped. Junior midfielder Eva van Agt scored the winning goal against visiting Ohio State (3-3, 0-1 Big Ten) with seven minutes left in the extra period to secure a 3-2 victory. “In overtime, its six-on-six, both teams are going to have opportunities,” coach Tracey Fuchs said after the game. “We finally, once we got into the circle, were a little bit calm, and Eva was able to finish today.” That goal clinched NU’s first conference win of the season. The stat sheet — 18 penalty corners to six, 22 shots to 15 — implied a clear advantage for the Cats (5-3, 1-0), but for much of the match the result was in doubt. The hosts opened strong and were rewarded nine minutes in when sophomore midfielder Lily Katzman poked in a loose ball after a corner. “I’ve been in the right spot at the right time but I’ve just missed it in the last couple of games,” Katzman said. “It was really exciting to finally put one in.” That, however, would be the only corner on which NU scored on the day, and its inability to finish around the net allowed Ohio State to take the lead. The visitors controlled play through the start of the second half, picking up two goals off corners during that stretch. Only three minutes after the second Buckeyes goal, the Cats struck back with senior forward Pascale Massey, setting Katzman up for her second goal
By MAX GELMAN
The Wildcats’ non-conference rollercoaster ended with a thrill. Northwestern (2-1) pounded Bowling Green (0-3) 49-7 on Saturday, and it now turns its attention to the Big Ten schedule. The Cats have played inconsistently thus far, performing poorly against Duke and Nevada but hammering the Falcons to rebound. “Last week, I walked into the locker room, and I didn’t feel like I was walking into a funeral,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “When you get knocked down like that (against Duke), you have one of two choices: You can pout and feel sorry for yourself or you can do something about it, and I think they responded well. We need the bye though, we’re obviously beat up.” After taking next week off, NU will travel to No. 9 Wisconsin (3-0) and then host No. 4 Penn State (3-0) in successive weeks to kick off its conference schedule. A tough ask, but the Cats feel up to the challenge. “It starts with another great week or two of practice,” senior safety Godwin Igwebuike said. “Film study’s gonna be big, preparation’s gonna be big. … Going into the Big Ten we’re excited. We’re ready to have a party.” Breakout performances from sophomore receiver Ben Skowronek (three catches for 86 yards and two touchdowns) and senior superback Garrett Dickerson (nine catches for 150 yards) are a good sign heading into the Sept.
30 tilt in Madison. Senior running back Justin Jackson also rebounded from his 2.6 yards-per-carry performance against Duke, rushing for 121 yards and three scores. Junior quarterback Clayton Thorson said Skowronek’s second touchdown catch — a back-shoulder fade in the end zone — is something he does all the time in practice. If Skowronek can keep it going, Thorson said, he can be a big weapon. “I remember his true freshman year, he caught a ball over someone in 7-on-7, and (linebacker) Anthony Walker came up to me and said ‘This guy’s gonna be really good,’” Thorson said. “We’ve been seeing that since his true freshman year and it’s great to see him have success.” NU escaped Wisconsin’s Camp Randall Stadium with a 13-7 win in its last trip two years ago. And the Cats have knocked out the Nittany Lions twice in the last three years. Both opponents appear improved since those past meetings, however, evidenced by their top-10 rankings. It will take a lot for NU to stop their big-time offenses. And despite Saturday’s decisive win, Fitzgerald and his players said there’s much the Cats need to do to improve. “There’s a ton we’ve got to work on,” Fitzgerald said. “Fundamentally we’ve got get a lot more consistent. I still see some fundamental issues that we have, and for us to win a Big Ten football game, you’ve gotta be close to 100 percent.” maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu
By JOSEPH WILKINSON
daily senior staffer @joe_f_wilkinson
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of the game to level the score at two. “I remember seeing Lily Katzman on the far post, and we’ve really been working on getting there,” Massey said. “I just passed it across to her and she got it in and I was so happy to finally be back in it.” From that point forward NU dominated the game, applying constant pressure down the right side of the field. Massey, van Agt, junior midfielder Charlotte Vaziri and senior defender Sophia Miller controlled play as the Cats attempted 11 second-half shots. Still, the winning goal proved to be elusive, as Ohio State’s defense held firm and Buckeye goalkeeper Liz
Tamburro made six saves in the half. But even with missed chances piling up, the hosts remained composed. “I don’t really get worried with our team. We usually always put it in at the right time,” Katzman said. “I was trusting in our teammates, and we did it when we needed to. We ended up finishing, and that’s what matters most.” That patience, of course, was rewarded in the end with van Agt’s overtime game-winner. Though Ohio State actually controlled the opening minutes of overtime and finished with more shots in the period, it was van Agt’s shot off an assist from Massey that pushed the Cats over the finish line. “It’s been a long time coming for us,” Katzman said. “We’ve been working hard in practice and everything, so finally putting it away was exciting.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Kirsten Mansfield looks upfield. The sophomore defender and the Wildcats beat Ohio State to open their Big Ten slate.